He began his journey into photography 45 years ago after observing a local professional portrait and wedding photographer at work. His first SLR camera was a totally manual Russian Zenit; a lower than basic model SLR with a slowest shutter speed of only 1/30 sec! Eventually upgrading to brand name medium format equipment he shot weddings and portraits to pay for his hobby. His love for nature and the outdoors instilled in him the desire to focus nearly exclusively on landscape and nature photography. Perhaps his greatest joy in photography is being able to share his images of beautiful places with those who otherwise would never get to view such places in person.