I’ve been a New Englander all my life. I grew up in Connecticut and attended the University of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is a place I never left and to this day I still enjoy both the mountains and the sea.
I grew up in a small town with open spaces; many woods, fields, brooks and hills to explore. I spent a lot of time outside in imagined faraway places of summer kingdoms and winter ice fortresses. I believe it was this sort of environment that kept me drawn to nature later in life. Going to school at the University of New Hampshire only led to further adventures in the White Mountains, supporting the creative spirit. As I explored, I become more and more aware of the apparent arrangement of natural elements, the shapes, shadows and interplay of color.
Picking up photography was at first a way to record the scenes I was observing. I wanted to share and express what I had found. Photography was the medium. At first, I dove into the idea that all good photography was landscape photography. But over time as my skills developed, I researched more and more. I started to realize that there is a much richer world of photography that basically exists everywhere. This is when I started learning about the many other photographic genres and techniques.
I still like how photography can offer me a time of solitude. I like how it teaches me to see so many possibilities. I love a foggy morning, the character of weathered items, the power of creating a simple composition. Once you are open to ‘photographic seeing,’ the list will go on and on. It’s an amazing world and the artistic potential is there every day; you just need to see it.