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 I decided that working 80 hours a week with no creative time was not my life’s dream, so I changed careers. After settling into this transition period, my 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 plastic Polaroid One Step camera to my toolbox. With this film no longer available, my manipulated Polaroid images have a special place in my portfolios. Back in 1998 the Polaroid image titled, “Goghing" was given the Director’s Choice award at the first annual Westchester Biennial. This gave me the opportunity to exhibit three Polaroid images in a 1998 New York City exhibit titled, "A Big Show of Small Work."    In 1994 I added a computer to my creative suite, and it wasn’t long before film was just a memory. Current software and hardware: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Illustrator, slide and print scanners. My digital explorations continue to expand. Recently adding Canon’s 5D MkII to my stable of dSLRs. In 2001 I started teaching Digital Photography and Adobe Photoshop courses to elementary school age to adults. I’ve pulled back from art exhibiting, devoting most of my time creating new images and building my business; including event and candid photography and more recently, creating original images (or using original artwork) to create custom business cards, stationary and more.