I am an artist with cameras, first as a serious amateur since 1991, and a professional since 2006.  I combine passion, creativity and technical skills to make artistic images for client and personal projects. I’m now winding down my professional work and am an aspiring amateur photographer, meaning it's just about my passion for creative art making.

I primarily make photographs that celebrate nature, people and culture.  Following a long tradition of fine-art photographers, I use both the camera and the digital darkroom to make creative images.  I tend to photograph whatever I’m curious about, and I’m curious about a lot of things.  Thus, my subjects and projects range across a wide spectrum, and tend to center around themes more than places and things.  I work in both color and black & white, choosing one or the other depending on which best fits my vision and emotion.

My photographic process starts with what I see, feel and experience, then making images with the camera that express my reactions to those experiences.  As in traditional fine-art photography, these digital "negatives" serve as starting points for creative image making in the darkroom.  But my darkroom is digital, not chemical, which enables me to go beyond tradition and exploit the power of digital technology.

Sometimes my images reflect what was seen.  More often, I create images from my imagination and feelings.  Like a writer of historical fiction, I start with something seen in the world, then use my artistic toolbox to create something new.  Once finalized in the digital darkroom, images are printed on archival, fine-art papers with pigments inks to make the final artwork or optimized for digital publication on various devices.

I also share my passion for artistic photography by helping other photographers achieve their creative potential.  In conjunction with several colleagues, I teach photography workshops and classes focused on the art of photography.  I also offer one-to-one coaching in the field and digital darkroom, ongoing mentoring, and image reviews.

I am based in Anacortes, WA, and travel widely to make photographic art. Over the years, I have created thousands of images that express my feelings and experiences of people, nature and culture. I’ve published coffee-table books on the San Juan Islands, and a how-to book on outdoor and travel photography with Art Wolfe. My work has appeared in LensWork, Elements, Outdoor Photographer and elsewhere.