I grew up in San Francisco's Presidio and Orange County,

California. There were frequent trips to the California coast,

Yosemite/Yellowstone and the traditional summer vacation visits

to relatives in Kentucky which nurtured my love for the outdoors

and nature. (For which I have my parents to thank).

I wanted to capture the beauty and emotion I felt with these

encounters and I soon picked up the camera to document my

sojourns with nature. I hope that in your viewing of my images,

they evoke in you the splendor and beauty that is all around us; if

we just take a moment to look and listen. One day while at San

Diego's Sea World I came across a plaque where the words

resonated within me a truth.

“For in the end, we will conserve only what we love, love only what

we understand and understand only what we are taught.”