A native Californian born in 1958, I have always mixed art, science, and the environment. I discovered photography on a sixth grade field trip to the Los Angeles Zoo where I unsuccessfully attempted to photograph every animal I saw. Early in my undergraduate studies, I learned the science of photography by working in the college physics lab. Copying slides, developing film, astrophotography, and infrared photography were a part of my varied early photographic experience – and love. Photography was a beautiful, precise, and accurate expression of the natural world.

Looking for a career, I decided to select science and the environment over art, and pursued a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry Management from Humboldt State University. I was also fortunate to take a handful of art classes sandwiched between my degree requirements. What followed my academic interest is my successful career “Caring for the Land and Serving People” in the United States Forest Service.   As an “environmental bureaucrat”, federal laws, regulations, processes, policies, and politics are my primary tools to encourage others to understand the beauty I see in our natural places. With twenty-seven years of successful government service, I have decided to broaden my perspective and include my love of photography as a way to influence others. Many photographers are initially motivated by producing images and then seek to find their passion; I am learning the art and science of photography to express my passion for the environment.

My collection “Water - Power - Folly” exhibited at the San Joaquin River Parkway Trust and in June of 2008 was displayed at Fresno City Hall sponsored by the Fresno Arts Council.   August 2007 was my first individual exhibit “A Little Ranch in the Wilderness” at Fresno City Hall. Each exhibit has helped to facilitate several sales of my work.