growing up in los angeles in the film community i have been fortunate to have
worked with some great visual story tellers. haskell wexler, academy award
winning cinematographer and social documantarian. john cassavetes, pioneer
in american cinema verite, teller of unrelentingly gritty and sometimes funny
realism. hal ashby, academy award winner, told stories of outsiders. i aspire
to the fearlessness i see in the work of these men.

my photography is spur of the moment, impulsive. i have been stopped more
than once for shooting while driving. (it may not be the safest way to do either
but i believe photography should never be safe.) i want the story...in the street,
on the face, from the restaurant counter...’WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE?!’ i don’t
stop to analyze, i utilize. the translation appears when i transfer what i’ve seen
to paper.

i believe photography is a reflection of feeling and understanding. the words that
immediately come to mind that drive me are...curiosity, spontaneity, understanding, need. do i always find this? no. i always strive for it.