BIO
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| BIO |
| Writing, drama and the creative arts sparked my enthusiasm more than anything since I was little. I was blessed with a wonderful Liberal Arts education at Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) receiving a BA in English with an emphasis on poetry and modern American literature in 1979. Then, while working towards an MA in film at the University of Texas at Austin, I feel in love with still photography, enrolled at Brooks Institute of Photographic Arts and Sciences, the rigorous technical school in Santa Barbara, California, receiving a second BA (in Photography) in 1984. Ever since, I've made my living as a professional photographer and, most gratifyingly since 2003, by making and selling art at festivals and in collaboration with art consultancy firms. In 1994 I moved from downtown Los Angeles' artist district to the small rural community of Sky Valley, California (not far from Palm Springs). My home and studio sit on six acres of pristine desert with lots of wildlife (quail, dove, coyote, fox, hawk, owl, snake, squirrel, rabbit, roadrunner) and stunning views of San Gorgonio and San Jacinto, the first and second tallest peaks in southern California. |