BIO

Of all the places I have traveled to or been to, my favorites are the wild places. Wild nature is extraordinary - both intimidating and inspiring.  It is less encumbered by the forces of man – civilization, infrastructure, invasive species, fences, man himself.  I feel so privileged when I can witness the playful interaction of a mother leopard with her teenage son or see an undisturbed field of trilliums. I strive to be noninvasive.

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In my photography, my goal is to capture the essence of my subject. I like to investigate a subject, examining different perspectives, angles, and vantage points until I find one that speaks to me and reveals the object’s inner beauty. I don’t always succeed in capturing it, but I always try.

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It is not the external appearance but rather the internal character that belies an object’s spirit. My photography seeks to glimpse the summation of the experiences and memories of an animal or a plant or a scene – the scar on a tree trunk where a bear clawed it, the plant clinging to life through a crack in a wall of rock, the hurried waddle of a penguin walking through the snow with a small rock in its mouth destined for a nest. How I frame, compose, and interpret the scene before me through the camera is informed by my own history and experiences – my respect for nature and its forces, my need for solitude, my sense of beauty, awe, and empathy.

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Photography is my passion and my joy. I hope as you approach a photo you, too, can find some affinity with it; can find something that speaks to your spirit.