He developed his photography skills tromping through forests and mountains in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada where he focused on wildlife, botanical, and landscape photography. Stricken with an illness that crippled him and left him partially blind, he hung up his camera for a time until someone suggested he try studio work with models. It turned out to be a life-altering suggestion, and has been his artistic focus every since. While he does manage to get around to some location work during the hot Arizona summers, most his time is spent working out of his home studio.