I take pictures...

Born and raised in upstate New York, I grew up in a family environment where art and creativity were encouraged and nurtured. I was lucky enough to have inherited my fathers genes & therefore graced with an instinctual artistic ability from a very young age.

Aside from a bachelors degree in commercial photography, I have a solid background in advertising and graphic design. I started out in the advertising industry as a graphic designer. After attending the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, I began my career in early 1990 as a design & layout artist for a desktop publishing firm in upstate New York. Over the next ten years I progressed through several design companies and high end sign shops. Developing my artistic eye and my design skills, I culminated my design career as an in house designer & production manager for a large sporting goods distributor in the skydiving industry.

Having had a passion for photography for many years I decided to return to school