BIOGRAPHY
It started with a Minolta SRT 101 camera and a couple of lenses in the early 70’s. Growing up on the beaches of Southern RI, my early interest was on landscape photography. I was self taught, experimenting with slides, B&W and color negatives and learning to develop B&W negatives and print contact sheets in a bathroom. In college I tried to play baseball and study engineering at the University of RI, but soon discovered that I could not excel at both simultaneously, and decided to focus on the academics. Needing an activity outside of the library, I got involved with the school paper, The Good 5¢ Cigar, taking sports pictures on a daily basis and ultimately for the yearbook. Summer jobs paid for my upgraded camera system, a Canon F1 and 50, 85 and 200mm lens set. I was able to shoot football, baseball, soccer, swimming, track, wrestling and basketball both on campus and off campus. The highlight being a Christmas basketball tournament at the Providence Civic Center, with Providence College defeating undefeated #1 Michigan in 2 overtimes in the final. That was my first use of Ektachrome pushed to 800.
Following college I worked for AT&T Bell Labs, Prime Computer, Motorola and a couple of startups, Arris Networks and finally Sonus Networks. Photography and golf took a back seat to family and work except for family events and kids sports and activities. My F1 proved to be more than capable during those 20 plus years. In 1999 I retired my F1 with a Nikon F100 and began a renewed interest in photography with auto focus and auto exposure capabilities. Wow! In 2001 I purchased my first digital camera and my dream of having a dark room and enlarger in my home was shattered, but my interest in photography only accelerated.With my kids involved in sports and school activities, both in high school and college, I have taken countless pictures of them and their teams. I have produced many year-end slideshows and prints for the boosters clubs for the various teams. During this time I was asked to take pictures for the yearbook and have been taking them for all sports. I also started a business to sell prints and services after retiring in 2002. My digital darkroom has been built and I have the capability to print up to 17x22 prints.
I am a member of the Stony Brook Camera club where I participate in the local and regional competitions. To further enhance my experience, I have attended a few Rich Clarkson Sports Photography and Moose Peterson workshops.
My current interests have been more nature and landscape photography and drone photography.