 After receiving an MFA from the Pennsylvania State University in 1991, I spent 20 years or more traveling and working throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Mexico before eventually settling down in central Pennsylvania near State College. Since childhood, I have always been a careful observer analyzing the world around me. When looking through the lens I often consider elements beyond the subject and beautiful light. Such elements may include subtle details in a person’s expression, the energy and grace the person emits, the way they stand, their posture, grace in movement, positive and negative space, rhythm of line and shape, gradation of tones and visual balance. But mostly, I feel my photographs are a reflection of myself and all my past experiences which lead up to each moment I release the shutter. With this in mind, I strive to produce a visual record of something seen but not always easily described in words. As an artist, I enjoy sharing this visual information with others so that they too might understand something previously unknown or forgotten about themselves and or about the world around them.
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