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| I picked
up a camera seriously at age 15; my father's vintage Canon Rangefinder,
a Japanese knock-off of a Leica M-2b. Once I saw my first print emerge
in a tray of developer, I was hooked. I pursued it avidly, though, like
most things, a bit haphazardly. My major influences are rather predictable
for the most part. Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, the f64 Group. I love black
& white, I love sharpness, brilliance in range and contrast. Over
the years I became something of a landscape photographer, but most other
aspects played a part as well. For a time I was becoming a decent portraitist.
I've tried my hand at just about everything. For six months I was a commercial
photographer, but I was too young and the firm I worked for too shaky,
and I ended up in lab work, doing custom photofinishing. I worked for
a small place called Shaw Camera for 20 years, first as a lab tech then
as lab manager, until it folded in 1995. I do not do weddings. Most of my work can be described as abstract pictorial. Details, landscapes, found compositions. I do, obviously, do some color, but my preference remains for black & white. The digital age has greatly diminished the range and availability of traditional photographic products. Many of the most beautiful papers of the past are gone. Kodak no longer makes black & white paper at all. But a few smaller companies still do. While my production has diminished considerably, I've gotten to the point of being good enough that I need not shoot so much film to get a decent image. Below are examples, favorite images. I will add to this collection over time. At some point I may make prints available for purchase. Enjoy. |
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