My father got me started in photography and I have been taking pictures since 5th grade. We had a darkroom in our garage and I grew up using Minolta equipment. My first camera was a SR-T 101 and I eventually ended up owning a XG-9 and a pair of X-700's. I enjoyed taking pictures for my middle and high school yearbook, birds, nature and sports. I was one of the photographers who contributed images to the Tampa Bay Rowdies game day program during the early 80's. I also had several photographs published in England by the Queens Park Rangers Futbol Club. I owned several vintage stereo (3D) cameras and used the pair of X-700's to create full frame stereo images. I went to Rochester Institute of Technology and received a BS degree in Imaging and Photographic Technology. Today I currently shoot primarily for myself and I am a member of the Photographic Society of America.