Some thoughts on my photography Photography was as present in my early life as were crayons. My father built a darkroom and time in the aromatic dark space fumbling with film and reels, paper and chemicals had allure from age nine. There is magic when a blank paper transforms into an image. Photography has been with me ever since. A few classes at Art Center in Pasadena, where I learned staged photography, setting up lights just so and objects placed just so, taught me studio photography was not for me. Being in awe of nature's design and patterns, which humble me as I try desperately to capture even a glimpse of the magnitude before me, is my passion.

A technical note: I strive to share the scene I saw, unaltered, with the viewer. Therefore, I do not use filters to alter colors, I do not manipulate the image in the darkroom, and I do not even crop the view from what I saw through my lens. What you see is what I saw. But lately, I have manipulated a very few images digitally. These images will be labeled "twisted" so you will know I have played with reality. I hope you understand my exploration down this path; it may end, it may continue. Most famous photographers have manipulated their photographs in the darkroom for decades. I am doing the same, but without the use of chemicals. Some photographers and some viewers believe photos can only be art if the image is black and white. I take color pictures because my world is colorful; but that is my path today…tomorrow? I do hope at least one of my photos captures your attention, even briefly.