My first point and shoot digital camera transformed my casual interest  in photography into a persistent need to frame my world in two  dimensions.  That little camera has traveled around the country with me and still works well, despite the fact that it is carrying sand from the desert and the shores of two different oceans. Although I work in the field of Information Technology, I  have a degree in Forestry.  I spend a great deal of time outdoors, and  my camera is nearly always with me. My primary equipment now is an Olympus digital SLR.

Although I constantly push myself to improve my technical ability, it  is not enough to take a technically-impeccable photo of an object.   Rather, I prefer to try to capture the essence of my subject: a flower  in its environment being a flower, a stream being a stream, a wall, a  tree, a sun, an insect.  When I can convey the beauty, the absurdity, or  the notability of my world and the feelings I have when I perceive it,  I feel as though I have accomplished the kind of photography I want to  do.

I have presented my work in exhibits in a number of places: both the Museum of Temporary Art and the Library at the Penn State Mont Alto campus, the SHAPE Gallery in downtown Shippensburg, the Carlisle Arts Learning Center, Chambersburg Council for the Arts, Huntingdon County Fair, Shippensburg Community Fair, Hunters Valley Winery, Big Oak Cafe, and Espresso Yourself Cafe in Newport. I always have pieces hanging in the Sale Gallery for the Perry County Council of the Arts and in the Sale Gallery of CALC.

My current memberships are with the SHAPE organization, the Carlisle Arts Learning Center, the Perry County Council of the Arts, and the Huntingdon County Arts Council. I also stay in close contact with the Chambersburg Council for the Arts. We have at least one more festival this season, and there are exhibits to visit! Click on my Upcoming Events link to see details for these events.