
When my wife bought me a Canon FtB in 1976, and then my mother-in-law gave me her old diffusion enlarger, my life was never the same. Photography transformed my life!
I moved from taking pictures just to record events, including taking wedding pictures and portraits, to uncovering a world that my reborn eye never knew existed. I enjoyed enveloping myself in the capacity to guide and at times control my photography and the art forms that emerged from my black-and-white images.
My own personal and professional life grew as I explored my photography. I started my career as a high school English teacher in New Hampshire and became a school administrator, culminating in my role as Superintendent of Schools. My photography along with my poetry increasingly became integrated with my relationships in my personal and professional lives.
Shifting from black-and-white to color photography, I explored not only the seductive role of color, but also that of patterns, textures, moods, and perspectives. I focused on reflections to create impressionistic images and abstract illustrations. Close-ups disclosed an aesthetic world of plants, blossoms, insects, forest beds, and fields that I wasn’t even vaguely aware of until I started using close-up filters and eventually a macro-lens.
Today, I share with you multiple artistic perspectives emerging from a simple camera. In an era of selfies and universal picture taking, I seek to mirror the qualities of any art form. My photography reflects my vision of the world, one that is endlessly interesting and optimistic. My poetry, which I often couple with my photographic images, reinforces my world view. It is more than physical duplication of our environment; it is an effort to enlist our core, our spiritual selves that craft meaning in our lives and this world.
I moved from taking pictures just to record events, including taking wedding pictures and portraits, to uncovering a world that my reborn eye never knew existed. I enjoyed enveloping myself in the capacity to guide and at times control my photography and the art forms that emerged from my black-and-white images.
My own personal and professional life grew as I explored my photography. I started my career as a high school English teacher in New Hampshire and became a school administrator, culminating in my role as Superintendent of Schools. My photography along with my poetry increasingly became integrated with my relationships in my personal and professional lives.
Shifting from black-and-white to color photography, I explored not only the seductive role of color, but also that of patterns, textures, moods, and perspectives. I focused on reflections to create impressionistic images and abstract illustrations. Close-ups disclosed an aesthetic world of plants, blossoms, insects, forest beds, and fields that I wasn’t even vaguely aware of until I started using close-up filters and eventually a macro-lens.
Today, I share with you multiple artistic perspectives emerging from a simple camera. In an era of selfies and universal picture taking, I seek to mirror the qualities of any art form. My photography reflects my vision of the world, one that is endlessly interesting and optimistic. My poetry, which I often couple with my photographic images, reinforces my world view. It is more than physical duplication of our environment; it is an effort to enlist our core, our spiritual selves that craft meaning in our lives and this world.