My first run in with photography was in high school when I took photography and shot for the annual. As a college sophomore, I spend six months studying in Italy. I decided I did not want to see Europe “through a lens”, so I left my camera behind.

What now is a passion remained largely dormant until my daughter’s wedding 15 years ago. I took pictures of each person who attended the reception in our back yard and found I really liked taking close ups of people.
Since that date, I have taken trips alone to India, Burma, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Buenos Aires, London and China. I also like landscapes and, particularly, seascapes, but I mostly focus on taking pictures of people when I have the opportunity. My approach is to spend the necessary time to make my subjects feel comfortable and secure their permission to take their picture.
For shots of a person’s face, I often shoot with a 135mm fast lens so I get a facial close up without being physically too close and also leaving the background somewhat out of focus. Until the beginning of 2005, I had resisted a digital camera. I currently use a Canon 5D Mark II.

On the personal side, I retired for the second time in 2005 after 35 years in business. For the last 25 years I was the chief financial officer of several public and private companies, including most recently two public semiconductor companies. I also am an Episcopal priest and I worked for ten years as a hospice chaplain on a volunteer basis.