My interest in photography began during college and has continued through out my life. My first camera was a 35mm SLR. Over time I developed techniques and acquired various lenses and pieces of equipment which allowed me greater flexibility in photographing various subjects.

I am 55 years old now and use large and medium formats to record my subjects. I then make high resolution scans from these large negatives and transparencies and output the finished Giclee’ print on a large format high resolution printer using archival inks and paper.

My greatest fascination is the outdoors and subjects found throughout nature — especially majestic landscapes. It is my opinion that the greatest challenge for any artist is to learn to "see." I am convinced that we pass by a myriad of beautiful compositions each day and never realize it because we either fail to take the time to see them or never develop the capacity to see and appreciate them. Often times I find that subjects which possess what I like to term "simple elegance" are the most profoundly beautiful.

There really are no "common" things when you learn to "see." It is amazing when you consider that the light from the sun is never in the same place through out the day. It is continually moving and therefore, you subject’s lighting is ever changing. When we add to that fact that no two days are ever the same because the seasons are continually changing. We are continually given new subjects illuminated in different ways every moment of every day. Not only does natural beauty have many facets but those who view the prints bring with them a history which colors how they see.

One particular print may take on a special meaning in the eyes of a viewer because some thing or some event in his or her life enables them to appreciate or to be moved in some unique manner by what they see in the print. Others may be effected differently or not at all. Therefore, for me, the most rewarding point in my work is when the print which I have made touches that special place in the viewer which makes it something to be cherished. In this way the art of photography speaks in a manner which makes words seem trite. Some viewers are "flippers" in that they hastily look at a print, have an abbreviated response and "flip" on to the next print — they don’t stay long. Then there are viewers who actually "see" the print. They stop and "enter in" — they have the capacity to apprehend and appreciate nuances in the print which the "flipper" never sees. In our culture of 30 second add clips and fast foods I would encourage those viewing my prints to slow down and learn to "see" all over again.

Over the years my equipment has grown more complex and heavier but I view each piece of equipment as a painter would a particular brush or canvas in that they are a means to the same end. To capture the ineffable beauty and wonder in this world where we’ve been placed which can bring a unique pleasure to the heart of those viewers who "see" — and to thereby bring glory to the Sovereign God who created and sustains it.