In high school, I picked up my first Canon AE1. As I raised that

50mm lens to my eyes, I started to see the world in a different way.

From that point on I began to see things bracketed and often thought

"what if I change my depth of field or slowed my exposure?"

When attending collage at the Santa Rosa JC, I found my place in

the journalism wing, working as a lab tech. After a few years there, I

ended up joining the college paper. Then I left school in attempt to

shoot freelance. Life flew as if the shutter button was stuck on 7

fps. I got a few lucky shots that made in into print but all in all

the my personal trip was a short one. So one day, I guess you could

say, I ran out of film. I set my camera down and walked away from

photography all together, for reason's I still can't pinpoint.

In 2002 I picked up my camera again. The digital revolution was

coming and the age of analog was fading away. I longed to smell fixer

and the lingering odor of developer on my shirt. I then put down the

camera again and would not pick it up again until 2004 when I got my

first Mac computer.

I shot a little analog then switched to digital due to it's ease on

the environment. I have always said for most people digital is the way

to go. It allows the user to play and shoot without the repercussions

of chemicals.

So digital became a way of life for me that lasted for one year.. Then

a coworker introduced me to the world of the plastic camera.Within

this little cheap plastic box, I saw the gateway for me to reenter the

dark room and a real chance for me to get my feet wet in the world of

medium format. I got my first Holga at the start 2005,,during that

time until now, I have started a collection of these imperfect

camera's. I also sold a few prints and used the money to pick up a

Mamiya 645 1000s. I thought it would be a nice first real medium

format camera. And it has proved to be one!

The plastic camera has brought me full circle in my journey of

photography. It gave me the chance to once again play in the analog

world; setting shots while creating effects inside the camera, then

taking that image, once developed, and switching it to digital via a

8400F negative scanner. Thus giving me the best of both worlds - the

analog I know and love, and the digital I have come to embrace.

Current equipment

Canon G6..,,

Canon 10D

Canon A2e..

brownie ..

Holga 's

mamiya 645 1000s

homemade 4lense lomo using 120 format (still in test mode)

Agfa Plenax pb 20

Shanghai Seagull

polaroid land camera 210

Polaroid land camera 350

franken-land 100-holga (homemade)

and a one step

Agfa PB 120 25- mod

AGFA Clack ( type 1)

Diana clone Trueview

and from time to time I'll post my Holga inspired carving's.