beginnings...
You have to go back to Christmas 1974. We were living on the east side of Tacoma. Money was tight, but Mom always made Christmas special. At the time, my Grandmother was putting me through Charles Wright Academy and they had a darkroom. I wanted a camera. The summer before I had spent my time earning money selling subscriptions to the Seattle PI. I had saved up $100 dollars towards a 35mm camera. I had a dream of seeing the world through a lens.
On Christmas morning, I rushed out and found a series of boxes. In each were the makings of a hobby that follows me to this day. It was a Minolta SRT101, and I was in love for the very first time. I can remember waking up each morning for weeks and picking it up just to make sure it was real. I would use that camera until 1988, shooting thousands of rolls of film.
...why photography?
It gets really quiet when you
step behind the camera, and focus on that one piece of the world that you see. I can still the world and almost hear the blood in my ears. It just feels good.
...my cameras
Over the years I have had a lot of fun with my cameras. I have owned several cameras, Canon, Minolta, Mamiya, Fuji, Pentax, Minox, and more. None were as special as that first camera - love! I have shot for Sunset Magazine, and The Arboreteum Journal. My work has been shown in group and solo gallery exhibits.
