I first discovered my natural vocation as a tree photographer during a five-year sojourn in France.  I lived a short walk from the Parc de Sceaux, "The Petit Versailles", on the outskirts of Paris, and was deeply struck by its landscapes and manicured beauty.  As any photographer might, I sought to keep the initial sensation of unexpected inspiration and wonder witnessed therein.  Several hundred pictures later I came to appreciate and explore the innately human quality of trees, their contours and sprawl.  It has become the core element of my photographic composition. 

Dance Images:

Helene Blackburn, Artisitc Director - Production Cas Public, Montreal (Quebec) 
Michele Ava, Choreographer and Instructor - Joy of Motion, Washington DC
(Not for release without advanced permission from all parties.)

COMMENDATION

2013 IPA Honorable Mention Awards (6)

• Nature/Trees and Fine Art Landscape (2 awards): "Jardin du Luxembourg"   
• Fine Art/Landscape:" Long Shadows of Twilight on a Ball Field in Riverside Park, NYC"
• Nature/Trees: "Trees"
• Editorial/Environment :  "Hudson Shore"
• Special/Digitally Enhanced: "Chez Monet, Giverny France"

2012 IPA Honorable Mention Award

• Architecture/Bridge category: "Early One Monring Under the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge"

2011 Real People Exhibition, Northwest Area Arts Council, Illinois

COLLECTIONS

• Galllery 1839 (London, England)