With no formal training or structured guidance; I often wonder how I arrived at this point? I started this journey as a means of staying under budget on a project that needed pictures for promotional material. That explains my start in photography; everything else, from then until now, is still a blur. I can't honestly label myself an artist. Not this dude who was born and raised in a very small town in Connecticut. I'm a shooter! I shoot what looks and feels good, and that's it!

I remember high school and laying hands on a camera, twisting the lens until my view was clear. Loading black and white film that meant nothing to me other than this; it took longer to get processed and, I liked the way some pictures looked when they were devoid of color. I knew what none of the dials meant or what they did. I held the camera, twisted the lens, pushed the trigger, BOOM! What I wouldn't do to have those images in my hands today, just to see if what I was doing back then was any good.

They often get caught up in the celebrity of being a photographer. I say they; because for me it's not about the face recognition, it's about the work recognition.  I choose to be behind the camera, not propped up in front of one, holding one. How cliché is that? I like flying below the radar because it gives me a chance to experience firsthand what people really think about me. There is no bigger thrill than to be standing amongst my peers and hearing them talk open and honestly about my work without them knowing that I am standing right there.

I've asked myself to never be satisfied with just doing well. I want to constantly be learning, constantly be improving, and constantly be inspired. I've seen the fate of others who've become complacent and I refuse to be associated with such pitiful company.

Be well!