“90% is seeing the picture. The rest is knowing when to push the button.”
I was fortunate to have an artist for a mother and an engineer for a father. I grew up being fascinated with faces, expressions, shapes, design and composition. I discovered photography about the time I realized that I couldn’t draw worth a darn. The first time I clicked the shutter started a lifelong pursuit of unique images that has only grown stronger through the years.
I’ve spent years as a film/video director, writer and creative director, but photography has been my passion. For me, fine art photography isn’t about what the camera sees – it’s about what I see. Cameras are impersonal, they don’t have a point of view. My point of view in is the contrasts and contradictions. You shouldn’t have to search for the meaning. I always want people to know where to look when they view every picture.
My work isn’t autobiographical, it’s more like stream of consciousness or the world’s longest stand-up comedy routine.
EXHIBITS
2015
Augusta, GA
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (National)
35th Annual Juried Exhibition
Juror – Annette Cone-Skelton
Honorable Mention
2016
Monroe, LA
Masur Museum of Art (National)
53rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Juror – Holly E. Hughes
Boston, MA
The Boston Biennial 4 (International)
Exhibition of Contemporary Art Juried Exhibition
Jurors – Henry Horenstein & David Hilliard
Houston, TX
Visual Arts Alliance (National)
33rd Juried Exhibition
Juror – d.m. allison
Marietta, GA
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (National)
Metro Montage XVI Juried Exhibition
Juror Panel
Knoxville, TN
The Dogwood Arts Festival (Regional)
Regional Fine Art Juried Exhibition
Juror – Nandini Makrandi
2017
Overland Park, KS
Overland Park Art Center (National)
The Art at the Center Juried Exhibition
Juror- David Beal
Cape Cod, MA
Cape Cod Museum of Art (National)
Freedom of Expression Juried Exhibition
Juror -Jared Bowen
2018
Wichita, KS
The Midwest Center for Photography (National)
2018 Juried Exhibition
Juror Panel
1st Place
2020
Charlotte, NC
The Light Factory (National)
12th Annuale Juried Exhibition
Juror – Julie Grahame
Solo Exhibit – The Contenders, selected images
Marietta, GA
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (National)
Metro Montage XX Juried Exhibition
Juror Panel
Minneapolis, MN
Praxis Gallery (International)
The Shadow Aspect Juried Exhibition
Juror – Ross Anderson
2021
Greenville, SC
SE Center for Photography (National)
Abandoned
Juror – Dennis Kiel
Scottsdale, AZ
Camelback Gallery (International)
Shades of Red
Juror – Marie McCallum
Bronze Award
2022
Wichita, KS
The Midwest Center for Photography (National)
Americana
Juror Panel
2023
New York City, NY
New York Center for Photographic Arts NYC4PA (International)
One
1st Place
2024
Budapest, Hungary
PH21 Gallery (International)
Monochrome
Jurors – Zsolt Bátori & Borbála Jász
Two Images Featured