I've been fascinated with photography since seeing WWII pics of my Dad sitting on his PT boat in Borneo, as a pre-school kid. My passion blossomed in HS during my first formal class as a sophomore and carried through my late 20's, initially peaking during the last two years of college and the first 3-4 years in the real world.
I paid for most of my senior year with my cameras and always had the dream of pursuing photography as a profession, but as with so many of us, life got in the way, kids came along and the gear got buried. Portraits were my big money maker but I always sought beauty in the Snippets of Life all around me.
So here I am, nearing retirement from that real world and finally pursuing the dream. If I can wind this life down bringing people smiles long after their loved ones are gone and lightening rooms with images that make no contribution other than reminding folks of the beauty all around us, I'll have achieved that dream.