I started taking pictures in high school in the early ’70s, photographing the bedroom community of Fort Lee, forays into New York City, camping in the Catskills and bicycle trips to Cape Cod and Mexico. My first camera was a Minolta SRT 101 with 35, 50 and 135mm lenses. This was gradually replaced with a string of Nikons and the addition of 20, 24, 35, 50, 105, 135 & 180mm Nikkor lenses.

Graduating from Fort Lee High in ’73, I went to the University of Colorado in Boulder studying photography and fine art. I spent my junior year traveling across North Africa to photograph Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. I was mostly focused on fine art photography, with one-man and group shows in the US and Europe. My equipment list expanded to include a Graflex 4×5 Land camera.

Moving back to New York City in ’79, I assisted commercial photographers then opened a studio in the Garment District, later moving to the Meat Packing district. My travel assignments included photography for the New York Times, Forbes, A Day in the Life, Connoisseur, Oui and the Jamaican Tourist Board; and corporate assignments included work for General Motors, AT&T, Manufacturers Hanover and the Depository Trust Company. I added a 2-1/4 Hasselblad line to my Nikons and Graflex collection.

I’m now fully transitioned to a digital Leica with zoom, and of course, my ever-present iPhone. Click here for my design and communications work.