Born and raised in Toledo Ohio. I currently reside in one of the most beautiful places on the planet - Durango, Colorado.

I officially embarked on my photographic journey in 1999, when I worked as a salesperson at a local one hour photo lab. I audited one college course in Alternative Process, then started down the digital path and have never looked back.

I find it difficult to associate my work with any one style; my vision is far too wide to concentrate on just one genre. However, over the last year, I’ve made a slow transformation to “landscape photographer”! Travelling the deserts of New Mexico and the Colorado landscapes has been quite an experience so far, and I can imagine that it could take many years, to become bored or complacent these environments. I am also attracted to the grittier side of life, discarded items, abandoned locatations and abandoned people. I find it hard to classify my style, “street” would be close, but “grit” is probably more accurate (hence the title of my first book).

I also create a lot of digital images/photomanipulations - most of which you won't see here - I don't think they necessarily fit in with the other subjects. A separate venue of the web site is coming soon that will feature this work.

Film or digital? I use both, but prefer the immediate feedback and ease of processing that digital provides. I do maintain a certain appreciation for the work and craft that goes into darkroom work, and hope that it does not fade into extinction. For now though, the convenience of the digital workflow suits my needs just right.

I know there are many purists out there that might purposely limit what post processing they allow themselves. I respect their chosen course; my view is that whatever it takes to get the vision out of my head and into a print is fair game.

I submit work to exhibitions, shows and contests, and participate in several on line art communities. Recent shows include "The Defining Moment", a show of local talent here in Durango, and a juried exhibition: "People, Peaks, and Paths" at the Center of Southwest Studies, also in Durango.

In the past two years, I've been smiled upon by the mountain bike magazine "Dirt Rag", where I've had several images published, work used for a postcard, and shot the cover image for April 2006 issue.

In October 2005, I self published my first book, titled “GRIT”. This is via a print on demand service on Cafepress.com. It's really a gritty anthology of my first six year behind the lens. It's raw, rough around the edges, black and white, and very honest. When finances allow, I will most likely produce a smaller follow up book or monograph, and the next one will be full color.

For the future, I plan to push of my work into the public eye as much as possible. I do sell prints and am available for commission work.

Thank you for looking!