I began to photograph in 1970 and took my first darkroom course in 1972. The course was not creatively eye opening, but I was introduced to the tools of photography. Despite my new found photo interests, the years between 1972 and 1981 were devoted to a business career. In 1981, working 80 hours a week became much less attractive, and so I changed careers. When I settled in, the camera came out of mothballs.   During those early years, my photographs were prominently featured on my apartment walls. In January of 1994 that changed when a client, and art gallery owner, asked if I wanted to exhibit my work. Soon thereafter favorable responses lead to a variety of exhibit opportunities. As detailed in my exhibit resume, my photos appear in corporate collections and fine art exhibits. As a result of freelance assignments, my photos also appear in magazines, corporate brochures and websites.   In 1996 I added a photographic tool… a plastic Polaroid One Step camera loaded with SX-70/Time Zero film. Soon the manipulated Polaroid images were the favorites of exhibit curators. In 1998 the Polaroid image titled, “Goghing" was given the Director’s Choice award at the first annual Westchester Biennial, and three other Polaroid images appeared in a New York City exhibit titled, "A Big Show of Small Work."   In 1996 a computer was added to my toolbox. The usual ‘suspects’ fill the task bar - Adobe Photoshop CS, Illustrator, slide and print scanners. My digital explorations continue to expand. I have the Canon 10D and 20D SLRs. In 2001 I started, and continue, teaching Photoshop courses to elementary school age to adults.