After receiving a degree in
Advertising Design from the Parsons School of Design,
and a Masters Degree in Art History from Hunter College in New York,
I worked as an art director in major NY ad agencies.
I took advantage of the city’s great museums and galleries, and
trained as a painter and printmaker before turning to photography.
I quickly found that black and
white could evoke powerful graphic images, bathed
in natural light. Both
documentary and candid photos revealed a complex
relationship between architecture and the human presence; often enhanced
by accepting the element of chance and happy accident.
Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank and Gary Winogrand were major
influences.
Color, on the other hand, can be
very seductive, establishing a mood and offering a
deeply emotional experience. In
my stock photography work for the printed page, color captures the
richness and beauty of our surroundings and
provides a visual record of memorable places I’ve seen.
My photos have appeared in
numerous juried exhibitions in Washington, and and
galleries across the country.
