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“The illiterate of the future will be he who cannot photograph.”

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

I was hooked on photography when a friend loaned me his single-lens reflex camera in the

early ‘70s.  Frustrated that I could not draw with ease, but feeling compelled to communicate visually, I

took up photography with a zeal that has continued to this day.

While I still love the process of shooting black and white film and making darkroom prints, I

am also shooting with a digital camera and using Photoshop to process and print my images. I also

make mixed media pieces using a combination of old school and 21st century processes.

The goal always:  communicating with people.