My photographic journey began in the late 1970s when I started making photos for my high school yearbook and the local newspaper. I fell in love with capturing life on film and took my camera everywhere. Wanting to continue my photographic education after high school, I joined the US Navy in order to attend the US Naval Schools of Photography.

Over the course of a 20-year career as a Navy Photographer, I spent 10 years aboard two aircraft carriers and a destroyer tender, traveling around the world five times documenting life at sea in peacetime and during times of conflict. I also did tours with Combat Camera, with Public Affairs, and as an instructor at the very school I joined the Navy to attend, where I taught color photography, illustrative studio photography, photojournalism, and portraiture. In 2000, I completed my Navy career, having obtained the rank of Chief Photographer.

After the Navy, I gravitated towards a life making nature and wildlife photos and videos. In a short time, my work started appearing in magazines, newsletters, books, and video projects. I love donating my time and talents to conservation efforts. In the past, I’ve mostly concentrated on prairie restoration and wetland projects, which lead to my admiration for Sandhill Cranes, American White Pelicans, and the American Bison.

Today, my home is alongside Brookville Lake in Indiana with my 32-foot 5th wheel RV parked alongside ready to head out on my next photographic adventure. I am on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Naval Photography and have served as President (2022-2024), Vice President (2020-2021), 2nd Vice President (2018-2019), Webmaster (2018-present), and Newsletter Editor (2022-present).