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My interest in photography began in childhood at the elbow of my Dad. As
I was shy I got out of being the subject by becoming the photographer. There was power
there, too. I could use
a camera as a tool to approach people and events otherwise barred. As I
am short - I can also get to the front of a crowd.
A camera allows me to
indulge an incurable curiosity. I sent away cereal box tops to buy my first camera in 1957 and
still cherish it as I do most things old. I have shot Nikons since 1977.
Most of my work was in Black & White until I fell in love with color
when I went digital 2 years ago.
My first memorable photo-shoot was of Janis Joplin on her last tour;
Seattle, 1967. Favorite shoot - Raymond Burr - what a delightful soul.
I also got to be his chauffeur and was the only crew that ate raw
Olympia Oysters so we sat together drinking wine eating oysters and he
told me about his love affairs.
Surviving as a free-lance photographer in a small market region
hasn't been easy. I have
shot everything;
news, documentary, architecture, event, wedding, portraits, models and politicians;
although everything is documentary to me. I probably wouldn't still be in
photography if I hadn't bought the Jeffers Collection. It was
printing Vibert's 8 x 10 negatives that I quit shooting 35mm.
I
have been a newspaper editor, Olympia News- still miss that weekly
paper, a Visitor Services Director
at Washington's Capitol...and, I've taught local history. I've also written a lot
and hope to do a great deal more in the future. I think of myself as a photo-journalist more than
an artist.
I collect photography of the Pacific Northwest; it's important to save
photos of who and what we were; to honor our past and
teach our children.
I still rise early to catch the shy morning light as it plays off the
fog in Nisqually Valley, makes Mt. Rainier glow.. and wakes up the city
and I sit silently in reverie and witness the setting sun as it shouts
goodnight.
I hope you enjoy my own work...it's also for sale or licensing. Inquires
are always welcome.
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