I have been photographing in and around western Pennsylvania for more than fifty years.  Although I have traveled and photographed throughout the United States and England, I am constantly inspired by the sights, sounds, and smells much closer to home and, quite literally, right in my own back yard.  My goal is to demonstrate through my photographs that beauty is all around those who look for it.  It is in our backyards, down the street, and around the corner.  It is not necessary to visit exotic locales or to possess the most expensive equipment to make beautiful photographs.  What is important is that we learn to see rather than look and that we recognize that great light is the essence of every great photograph.

 

As a photographer, I strive to find beauty in the ordinary and mundane, to find order in the chaos of the natural world, and to be inspired by the quality of light through its many and varied transformations.  I make every effort to fully resolve my photographs in the camera at the moment of exposure.  I strive to see my subject so clearly and compose it so carefully that I have no need to crop any of my photographs when I print them. 

 

​

​

​

I came to Rubob Mountain in Dayton, Pennsylvania in 2001.  Having retired as a photography professor, I was looking for a quiet place where I could get away from the ordinary chaos of life.  Rubob Mountain met my expectations.  Named by Ruth and Bob Williams, who built the A-frame as their weekend getaway, Rubob Mountain has proven to be the perfect place for me to pursue my art as I mingle with nature and the world around me.

 

My photographs have won numerous local and regional awards including several best of show prizes, but my motivation is not to win awards or recognition but to create for myself work that satisfies an inner need to find beauty in the world, and to share that beauty with others.

 

I individually print my finished images as giclee prints to the highest standards possible with today’s technology using archival papers and pigmented inks.