Welcome to my web site and my photographic world from Eugene, Oregon.

My hope is that you will find enjoyment in looking at my photos. I also hope my works will allow you to have a view of the world through my camera lens that will allow you to look at and think about the beauty in your world with a new perspective.

Much of my work has been done in Oregon as I am a native son of this beautiful state. Having retired from a professional career in health care administration, culminating with 20 years in the college health field as the administrator at the University of Oregon Health Center in 2004, I have chosen to become a photographer with a goal (my administrative background at play) to become world-class. Now becoming a world-class photographer may be a lofty goal, and one that I may never achieve, but I have to say that I am sure having fun pursuing it as a dream.

In addition to my travels around Oregon, I have taken two recent extended photography trips around the Northwestern and Southwestern United States. I am sure my pursuit of the “perfect photo” and my lofty goal will lead me to other places that I have yet to realize in the future.

Since the start of following my dreams, I have had
the good fortune to have won some blue ribbons at the
local county fair, local photo contests, photography club
competitions, a few cash awards, some certificates,
and very nice recognition locally and regionally for my
photographic efforts. Three of my photos have been
selected for use in local business calendars. I have had
one photo published nationally as part of US Fish and                                Wildlife Service Report.

I have been able to do some volunteer public service                        photography work with the local juvenile court’s Martin                              Luther King alternative school, the CERT (Certified                                Emergency Response Team) and at the Greenhill                                               Humane Society, along with some miscellaneous                                         work like weddings, family gatherings, favors for                                       friends and such.

I am a past president of the Emerald
Photographic Society (EPS 2006-2007) and an active
member in the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs, Nature Photographers
of the Pacific Northwest, and the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) I also participate in showing my work, along with other EPS photographers, at Brewed Awakening, a local coffee shop.

I should mention, for all of the wonderful photographers in the world that love to debate cameras and the world of film versus digital images, all of my work is digital. I was shooting with a Nikon D70s and have recently switched to the Nikon D300. I use Photoshop CS3 and am a member of the National Association of Photoshop Users (NAPP). I am also an avid ice cream lover.