ABOUT
I grew up in Palo Alto, CA and bought my first camera when I was twelve years old. During that time my brother converted the bathroom into a dark room. Growing up, I also had an interest in SCUBA diving and started using a Nikonus II and a set of extention tubes. I still have Kodachrome slides of nudibranchs and sea annenomes. When I was twelve or thirteen, I went on my first backing trip into the Sierra Nevada named by John Muir as the Range of Light. My wife and I lived in Yosemite National Park for 25 years. I was a naturalist and spent 20 years teaching at a Yosemite school, sharing my passion with others. Photography motivates me to get outside and experience the natural landscape. Over the years of exploring and watching the light, I've learned to see in a different way. I have assisted workshops, led camera walks, and been a photo guide for the Ansel Adams Gallery. My wife and I have extensively hiked the Yosemite wilderness. After retiring, we moved to Oregon and live with a cat. I earned a BS in Biology and Geography from Sonoma State University and an MS in Biology from Idaho State University, where I studied postfire lodgepole pine communities and science education. My work has appeared at the Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite Renaissance XXV, XXVI, XXVIII, El Portal Art on the River, Yosemite National Park, and Yosemite Conservancy.
