I have been creating photographic art of the world around me since I was 15. After first picking up a camera at summer camp in the 6th grade and getting hooked. Shells on the beach, the smile of a child at Disney World, an old wagon wheel, and blades of grass around a barb of wire were all images in my portfolio which gained me acceptance into the Rhode Island School of Design. I only wavered a moment when I declared my major during my freshmen year...I was there to study photography. At RISD I had the opportunity to study with some of the great photographers and artists of our time, and study the works of many others. My art has always been quiet and peaceful. I continue to search out settings and places to record where I can find peace. Living in New Hampshire allows me to fulfill this search many times over.
I have a studio in downtown Campton New Hampshire in a 200 year old Colonial where I both live and work. I have been an photography educator since graduating from RISD. Currently teaching at Plymouth State University, The College of Lifelong Learning in Littleton, and on the State Council of the Arts Artist roster for Arts in Education.
Technically I am now recording most of my images with digital capture. My Fuji S2 records extremely high resolution images. While the images are not retouched, I do manipulate the color, contrast and saturation to better reveal some of the more subtle variations. Output is done on a Durst Lambda printer on Kodak Endura paper giving the image a depth otherwise not possible.
Find additional images from this series at Artistic Roots in Campton, or at my gallery by appointment.