Welcome to my web site and my photographic world from Eugene, Oregon.

My hope is that you will find enjoyment in looking at my photos. I also hope my work will allow you to have a view of the world through my camera lens and, within that view, that you will be able to look at and think about the beauty in your world with a new perspective.

Much of my work has been done in Oregon as I am a native son of this beautiful state. Having retired from a professional career in health care administration, culminating with 20 years in the college health field as the administrator at the University of Oregon Health Center in 2004, I have chosen to become a photographer with a goal (my administrative background at play) to become world-class. Now becoming a world-class photographer may be a lofty goal, and one that I may never achieve, but I have to say that I am sure having fun pursuing it as a dream.

In addition to my travels around Oregon, I have taken extended photography trips around the Northwestern and Southwestern United States and to Israel. I am sure my pursuit of the “perfect photo” and my lofty goal will lead me to other places that I have yet to realize in the future. I have also discovered a special passion for photographing wild horses, including Kiger Mustangs, in Southeastern Oregon near Steens Mountain.

Following my dreams, I have had the good fortune to have won some blue ribbons at the local county fair, some local photography contests, photography club competitions, and have received some nice recognition locally and regionally for my photographic efforts. Several of my photos have been selected for use in local business calendars. I have had one photo published nationally as part of a US Fish and Wildlife Service Report, five photos selected for the book entitled “Capture Lane County”, and made the top 250, tier 3, selections for the annual North American Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition in 2009 and 2010.

Feeling that photography should be used for social good of the community, I have gotten involved in using some of my photography in that manner. I taught 3 youth classes on the basics of photography for a National Wildlife Refuge, rode as a volunteer with BLM range specialists for 3 summers, and participated with a national level committee involving issues around endangered wildlife species, wild horses, and the use of the nation’s public lands. I also did some photograph work with a local juvenile court alternative school, a local humane society, and a program for certified emergency response teams (CERT). ,

Currently I serve on a Board of Directors for a local educational program (WREN) for youth and interested adults regarding local area wetlands. In the past, I have served as the vice president of the Nature Photographers of the Pacific Northwest and as president and in other offices for my local community photography club, the Emerald Photography Society

Bottom line, I am also an avid ice cream lover!.