Welcome to my website where I share what inspires me through my photographs (and maybe soon videos).

As a retired National Park ranger who has lived, experienced, and grown a family in parks across the country I have had the excellent opportunity to deeply experience pristine natural wonders through my profession and my personal and family adventures, many of which include photography.

My interest in national parks and photography began when I was 10 years old when my family took a cross-country trip from Detroit to Washington state, with my little Kodak Instamatic camera. I was enthralled as we drove through Montana but entranced by Glacier NP. My night and next day in the park, along with the 50 some photographs that became my treasures, set me on the path to my goal - becoming a ranger in Glacier.

I would return to Glacier at 19 for my first summer job at a park. This time bringing a Minolta X-700 with a Vivitar 28-200mm lens. Two summer seasons locked in my path for both career and craft. An added trip through Yellowstone after my second season set my connection with that park. I would end up living and working in each park four different times, for around 13 years within each park.

This journey would also take me to other parks for jobs. Mount Rainer (the most scenic locations), Death Valley (the most different of places), Big Cypress (the least desirable for me, but the launch of more serious photography with amazing bird opportunities for my fancy Nikon 8008s and new suite of lens), and Katmai (the most incredible experience). Sequoia, Shenandoah, and Denali adventures and photography with a D200 became much more centered on family experiences with a lot of soccer, gymnastics, baseball, and ballet.

A final return to Yellowstone would restore nature photography again with a D750. A couple safari trips to South Africa showed that a D500 could bring added success.

With a newly empty nest and retirement comes a website finally and a chance in dig back into almost 40 years of photographs. And look to the new adventures, with my next new Z7ii.

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