I have loved photography for as long as I can remember. As a kid I loved flipping through National Geographic. I seldom read an article but I looked at every picture.

My mom had a Kodak Brownie then my dad bought a 35mm Exacta SLR. I was hooked.

I was never very comfortable in front of the lens, and am not to this day, but I love seeing the world through the viewfinder.

I bought my first serious camera in 1980 when I was 25. A canon F1 with a 50mm f1.4 lens. I've been buying and selling cameras ever since.

In 1989 I began taking photography courses at Orange Coast College. After a few courses I began to offer my services for hire. It only took a handful of jobs before I realized that my passion was for shooting what I wanted to rather than what people wanted to pay for. So much for giving up my day job.

About the same time I took a job as a tour leader for an adventure travel company. My life of travel began in earnest.

More to come...