I grew up in rural Monmouth County, NJ, before the housing boom of the late 60s and explored the uncharted woodlands long before hiking trails were commonplace. This gave me an appreciation of the wonders of nature. After a lifetime of taking "snapshots", I have finally returned to my roots and, camera in hand, am exploring again. Although my usual 'hunting grounds' are the back roads and parks of my native Monmouth County, my camera accompanies me on all travels and all subjects are likely to end up in my camera and on my website.

Although I've always had the desire to create art, and channeled it in many directions, the idea of using photography for that purpose didn't manifest until the purchase of my first digital SLR camera. My cameras keep being upgraded. I started with a Canon Rebel XT, then a Rebel XTi, then a 40D and, now, my newest EOS 7D. The journey has created in me a real need to capture the beauty in the world. My continuing infatuation with Photoshop an the world it has opened up for me has only increased my desire to learn more about the wonderful world of digital imagery.

My images have hung in various shows at Brookdale Community College and at the Middletown Public Library, with the Monmouth Camera Club (of which I'm a member), at Sandy Hook, the McKay Gallery in Red Bank, among others. I'm an exhibiting member of the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, NJ, and have been selected to appear in various juried art shows at that venue, as well as in the Belmar Arts Council.

(About the photo: My brush with celebrity--Bruce Springsteen showed up at our 40th HS reunion and in between fulfilling all the requests for photos with Bruce...I had a friend snap this one.)