My father was an amateur photographer of sorts; he had a Kodak Brownie 300 movie camera with a light bar that had four floodlights. That got my attention at an early age. It looked very important! My parents also had a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera as well as a little Brownie Holiday Camera. So, by the age of seven or eight i was playing with the Brownie Hawkeye; the Holiday became my camera later.

In 1962, at age eleven, I discovered my grandfather’s 3A Kodak Folding Pocket Camera, which was made in 1909, in a closet. I convinced my mom to let me use it and 122 film was readily available at that time. Soon after I found a basic darkroom kit at the local pharmacy, and my real adventure began.

I began to receive formal instruction in photography in a nearby University, and In 1975 I received a BFA from University of Texas Arlington. In 1980 I was awarded an MFA from The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in photography and painting. I taught for two years at The University of Guam, and then returned to Texas to pursue other things.

I have continued to work and “play” with photography using different types of cameras and processes through the years since. I’ve worked with 35mm SLR, SX-70, a 4×5” Pinhole camera, a 4×5” view camera, an 8×10” view camera, and now a Digital SLR and iPhone. The 4×5” pinhole camera was the most fun of all as it lended itself to experimentation and playfulness.