I have always been captivated by the beauty of nature and wilderness. I spent the summers of my youth wherever my father’s work as a geologist took us, usually deep in a mountain range in the desert. I loved to watch the slow change of light and weather during the day, and the flow of stars across the night sky. Later, as I traveled throughout the West on my own, I found photography to be the perfect way to capture some of that luminous beauty.
That was the statement I wrote in about 2008, and I still agree with it, but since then irresistible opportunities have taken me in some new directions. A desire to photograph an endangered Bay Area landmark led to unprecedented access to Moffett Field and NASA/Ames Research Center. A life-long curiosity for cultures and history, and a lucky friendship led to a photographic opportunities in Yemen and Egypt. A desire to tell the story of the land and people of Yemen in more detail caused me to begin writing about my experience there. Decades of experience in the field and experimentation in the darkroom have given me the tools to take advantage of these opportunities. I love the chance to stretch out creatively, and also love the chance to photograph in unfamiliar places. I plan to continue combining the two as often as possible. I am largely self taught through reading, collaboration and experimentation, and have received valuable knowledge and inspiration from study with John Sexton, Ray MacSavaney, Brigitte Carnochan, and Mark Nelson.
The images I have submitted reflect a number of larger portfolios that can be viewed on my web site.
Solo Exhibits -
World Affairs Council, San Francisco, 2012
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA, 2010
San Francisco Airport Museum - Terminal 3 Photography Gallery, 2008
Recent Group Exhibits -
Parallel Journey’s on Photography - Keeble and Shuchat Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, 2012
Early Morning After Dark International Exhibit of Night Photography - Mpls Photo Center, 2011
Center for Photographic Art, 2011 Juried Exhibition - Carmel, CA, 2011
Night/Light: Bay Area Photographers Take Aim After Dark
San Francisco Arts Commission/Photoalliance Exhibit at SF City Hall, 2011
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA - Honolua Portfolio Exhibit, 2010
Tucson Saguaro Photography Invitational - Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ, then Tucson Botanical Gardens Gallery then Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Museum, 2010
Earth Through a Lens Exhibit - Palm Springs, 2010
Yosemite Renaissance XXIV - Annual Juried Exhibit at Yosemite Museum Gallery, 2009
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art -National Juried Photography Exhibition, 2009
Awards -
Seventh Annual Black and White Spider Awards, Merit of Excellence Award, 2012
Black and White Magazine, Silver Award - Single Image Issue, December 2011
Photography Masters Cup Awards - Nominated in Photojournalism and Portrait categories, 2011
Sixth Annual Black and White Spider Awards - Honorable Mention Award in Nature category and three nominated images, 2010
Black and White Magazine - Silver Award, Single Image Issue, December 2009
Best of Nature Photography Exhibit - Honorable Mention Award, San Diego Museum of NaturalHistory / Ordover Gallery, 2009
Publications -
Luminous Landscape article, “Great Basin National Park”, 2013
Yemen - Antiquity at the Crossroads, 120 page book of photography and writing. Finalist for the Photography Book Now award, 2012
Luminous Landscape Article, “Yemen-A Leap Back in Time, and a Creative Transition”, 2011
Photo Technique magazine - Underexposed: Emerging Photographer Portfolios, September 2010
Black and White Magazine - Issue 74 Spotlight Artist, Honolua Mauka portfolio February 2010
