Growing up on Long Island (Bethpage), NY – I felt lost in my late teens. Worried about my future direction in life, my father gave me an old Argus rangefinder to fool around with. Little did he realize what an important gesture that would turn out to be for me. After doing some research and seeing the images of Minor White and Ansel Adams I quickly became addicted to photography. To make a long story short, I left home at 21, quitting my job, leaving my friends and family to see the American Southwest for myself. In California I eventually met my wife, and together we had 3 children, and created our own design studio - and the tasks of running a business and raising a family took a priority to Photography. During that time I stopped taking pictures.
Years later, in early 2005, inspired by my wife, children and friends I again picked up my cameras. Today I see myself on a passionate mission to make up for years of lost time - creating images that help evoke how I see our wonderful planet. I feel that I owe much to the great photographers of the past, especially Ansel Adams, for their dedication to the craft and for inspiring me in my late teens. Though I have never met them, their inspiration helped me determine the course my life would take.
I currently live with my wife Wendy, our 2 sons Jason and Joshua, dog Jimi and rotten cat Nicky in Studio City California. Our daughter Asia lives within walking distance with her husband Brian and their child Eliette.
Exhibitions
Solo
2010 Kopeikin Gallery
Los Angeles, California (Jan-March:10)
2009 Gad Collection
Paris, France (Oct-Nov:09)
2009 John Cleary Gallery
Houston, TX (June-July:09)
2009 Wall Space Gallery
Seattle, Washington (March-April:09)
2008 San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego, California (May/August:08)
2007 John Cleary Gallery:
Houston, Texas (July/August:07)
Two Person
2009 Photo-Eye Gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico (July-Sept:09)
2009 Afterimage Gallery
Dallas, Texas (Jan-March:09)
2008 Open Shutter Gallery
Durango, Colorado (March-April:08)
Group
2009 Lishui International Photo Festival
Lishui, China
2008 International Photography Awards
Best of Show, New York, NY
2007 PX3, Gallery 13
Best of Show
Sevigne, Paris
Awards
2009 Photolucida: Critical Mass Top 50
Portland, Oregon
2009 National Geographic Book Winner
Visions of Paradise : Shiprock Storm
2009 Px3 : Fine Art and Nature (Pro)
2008 Lucie/IPA Awards, NYC
Fine Art Landscapes
2008 Photolucida: Critical Mass Top 50,
Portland, Oregon
2008 PX3 Paris: Public Choice Awards
Fine Art and Nature Categories
2007 Lucie Awards, NYC
Discovery of the Year Finalist
2007 IPA, Los Angeles, CA
Photographer of the Year (Non-Pro): Nature
2007 PX3 Paris:
First Place Nature
2007 Fraser Gallery, Bethesda MD
International Photography Awards
Published Works
2009
Newsweek
Japan Edition
August 2009
Fotografi
Norway/Denmark
Winter 2009
The Sunday Times
London, England
Nov 2008
2008
LensWork
Edition #79
Nov-Dec 2008
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B&W Magazine
Special Portfolio Issue
June 2008
www.bandwmag.com
Queens Quarterly
Volume 115 Edition 1
May 2008
www.queensquarterly.com
Silvershotz
Volume 4 Edition 4
January/February 2008
www.silvershotz.com
2007
LensWork
Edition #69
March-April 2007
www.lenswork.com
B&W Magazine
Special Portfolio Issue
August 2007
www.bandwmag.com
PhotoArt
Czech & International Editions
November/December 2007
www.photoart.cz
Artist Statement
Landscapes are living eco systems and environments. They have existed well before, and will hopefully be here way beyond the time we are here. When taking photographs, time and space seem hard for me to measure. Whenever I shoot a ‘quality’ image, I know it. At those moments things are quiet, seem simple again – and I obtain a respect and reverence for the world that is hard to communicate through words. For me those moments happen when the exterior environment and my interior world combine. Hopefully the images presented help communicate what is visualized during those times.
My work is produced using a digital workflow. All darkroom work is performed in a dry/digital darkroom. Prints are produced using pigment inks on archival cotton rag paper.