Photography has always been a love and hobby of mine. I spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy riding submarines and was blessed with getting to go to a lot of cool places in this world. For a major part of that time I took my trusty Canon AE-1 (which I still have) with me everywhere and shot photographs of most places I visited in addition to doing periscope photography on the submarines I was assigned to.

Then along came digital photography, my Canon 40D...and roller derby. The Roller Warriors brought me in as one of their two photographers to which I am extremely grateful to them. Shooting roller derby turned out to be the most challenging photography I have ever shot. It is fast, lots of action, and under some of the toughest lighting conditions imaginable. Focusing is a challenge all in itself. My feeling is that if you can shoot roller derby you can adjust to just about anything else out there. Shooting derby also opened a lot of doors for me now because of all the contacts I have made.

I consider myself a serious amateur. I get paid enough for photography jobs that help further my hobby. I'm just not sure I would enjoy photography as much if it was a full time job.

I love shooting action and sports, live music, pinups, graffiti, people in general, alternative things, wildlife, creative photography, pop art, nature, astrophotography, details of a bigger window of life, and anything historical.

Capturing a great image is a rush. I love the feeling you get from someone else enjoying your photography. I hope that my photography is the one lasting thing I can leave my daughters and granddaughters after I'm worm food. I think what you shoot tells a lot about who you are, so I think my photography speaks for itself.