Plain and Simple, I LOVE photography. I LOVE being outdoors and part of nature. I LOVE the peace and quiet of snow falling to the ground, The sound of water rushing from a mountain stream or the waves crashing onto the shoreline, the beauty of when the brown turns to green and new life abounds everywhere. I LOVE when the reds, oranges & yellow leaves light up the hillsides almost overnight. I LOVE looking into the eyes of a wild animal, feeling at one with them while knowing enough about their behavior to keep my distance and know just how far I can approach. Yes, I love photography! It is my stress release in this ever changing and sometimes difficult unfair world.

I am for the most part a self taught photographer. Although I try to improve all the time via online resources and from the wonderful photographers I spend my time out in the field with.  I grew up in a small town in central Florida and couldn't wait to leave. I've been lucky enough to travel and lived in many big cities. Now in my middle forties to ever getting close fifties, small town life is what makes me happy. Of course, I left Florida and only return in short visits to enjoy the beaches and photograph the wintering migrating birds. These days, I live within 15 minuets of the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains, can get to the Blue Ridge Parkway  in about an hour. Sometimes I forget I have been lucky enough to live a really interesting life and have done more than most in my short time on earth. I have photographed everything from weddings, business events, sporting events,  concerts, ect.  Spent several years in Nashville and hung out with celebrities such as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Peter Cetera, Richard Marx and so many wonderful Grand Ole Opry Members as well as sports figures such as Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Anita Sorenstam just to name a few. The list goes on. ..