Things began a number of years ago for me in Detroit, Michigan, where I was born. Just before grade school my parents moved to Texas where I grew up. Following my professional training, I relocated to California, and have been a resident of Sacramento for the past thirty–three years.

Despite my professional training in medicine and practice as a specialist in newborn care, I have maintained a lifelong interest in photography. My interest in and life long passion for photography was generated over fifty years ago by an uncle who was also passionate about photography. Over the last several years my photography has been fostered by more formal training in photographic design and composition. Canadian photographer Freeman Patterson has been influential to my vision, as have platinum printer/photographer, Dan Burkholder, photographers John Paul Caponigro and Vincent Versace.