My career in photography came by the same winding path that most of the great experiences in life do.  My mother was a prairie elementary school teacher and her love of art and photography began my passion for the art. The vast prairie landscape, the dramatic weather and witnessing all of the stages of life created a visual sensitivity that is still with me today.

College in the 1960s was focused on taking courses for a degree to teach secondary education communications. In 1970 I sepent he summver as a field assistant for a geologist / philosopher / photographer / artist hiking and exploring the canyons of southern Utah. The visual memory of the vast rolling grass lands of Nebraska were enriched with snow capped mountains, deserts and amazing light. The first photographs that I ever sold were created that summer.

Studies at Brooks Institute began in the mid 1970's. 1989 I moved with my family to Traverse City, Mi. where I began my carrier as a commercial photographer. My clients have included: General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, US Air, New York Port Authority, Fairmont Hotels, Lear Crop, Delta Faucets, Formica Corp, WoodMode Custom Cabinets, Wine Spectator, Architectural Digest, Robb Report, Cakebread Cellars, Merry Edwards Wines, Chalk Hill Estates and a variety of nation and international clients.