I'm a hobbyist with a lot of influences.

My dad had a Petri 35E camera for decades, and always shot GAF 500 slide film. Later on, he switched to an Olympus XA. My brother had a Kalimar SLR in high school, and later on, lived on Hawaii for a few years in the 70s and acquired an Olympus OM2. My first camera was a Kodak Brownie that took 120 roll film, and later on I got a Kodak 35mm rangefinder at a rummage sale. After high school, I was enamored by Madison Ave. marketing, and bought my first new camera: a Minolta X-700. After a couple of years, and after a little studying, I switched to Nikon. I got a good (legal) deal on a Nikon F3/T, and continued with that camera (and a second, used F3, non-HP) for about 16 years. Along the way, the F3/T was stolen, but I kept with the F3. I did get an Olympus XA from a friend, and used it occasionally--I wish I used it more... (still have it, still works).

I shot mostly motion-picture film thru the 80s and 90s, 5247 and 5234 (I think), slides and negatives only. I liked Kodachrome 64 and 25 as well. In the last 6 of those 16 years, I bulk-loaded Ektachrome 100 into gray Spiratone casettes, and used cheap Fujichrome mailers from BiRite Photo (NYC). Then I switched to digital in 2000 (a Nikon 880), and my photography all went downhill...

To make a long story short (LOL), my photo "career" was rejuvenated in 2015 when I bought an Olympus OM-D-EM-10 and a couple of lenses. Later-on, I added an EM-5 mkII, and now shoot with an EM-5 mkIII. My go-to lens is the 45mm 1.8, but I also enjoy the 17mm 1.8, and of course, the 12-40 2.8. Backpacking and family travel define what I shoot and when, these days. I use Raw Therapee these days, but I used Adobe Photoshop Elements in the early 2000s, and used Picasa after that for many years.

The dates of these photos range ~2004 - 2020, with significant gaps. I prefer patterns and odd POVs, isolated colors, and odd juxtapositions--I can find these subjects just about anywhere.