I was born in Italy, Bergamo, to be exact in November 1944.My Family on my mother side are from Toscana/Umbria. My Father side are from Southern part and Rome. I was reared in Rome and migrated to Venezuela Latin America in 1959. I came to the States in 1965 and have lived in San Francisco/Los Angeles for the duration. I am a banker by Profession but I have been taking photographs most of my adult life. However I am still learning, especially in the technical aspect of the art. I love it and I hope to contribute to this site as well as learn as much as I possibly can. I have already been exposed to many excellent photographers and for the most part all are very helpful. I like to continue to hone my skills and hopefully have the critiques, more than ratings to help in my learning experience. I have a great family, three children.Two daughters and a son. 37, 33 and 25 respectively. Serena, the oldest, Lauren, the middle and Nick the youngest.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple- Oscar Wilde!