My two profiles on Flickr:

I have this one, which focuses on my creative work, and a second profile, which focuses on events that I shoot on a volunteer basis. I've organized my portfolio here into various groupings (Flickr collections) of albums:

• Chronological groupings in Bi-monthly albums: Early (2016-2019), Recent (2020-Present)

• Topical groupings: My best work, Sports, Places, Shooting Styles / End-products, Concerts / Events, Various other subjects

 

A little about myself and how I became the photographer I am today:

My wife and I live near Atlanta, Georgia. I'm the father of five grown children and have lived here most of my life, having moved here from Minnesota after graduating from college.

 

For years, I've loved taking shots with point-n-shoots, while out on walks and at church or family events. I was in my high school's photo club and took a photography class while in college. No formal training beyond that. Over the years, I slowly developed an eye for composition and skill in post editing. Near the end of 2015, I finally upgraded to a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses and started using Lightroom. In November of 2019, my Samsung broke beyond repair, so I upgraded to a used Sony a7rIII full-frame. Then, in April of 2025, I upgraded again to a Sony a1, mostly for the higher frame rates and better autofocus features. My main go-to lenses are the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 lenses. From time to time, I also make use of a Sony 70-300 f/4.5-5.6, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, and two Samyang lenses: the 18mm f/2.8 and 45mm f/1.8.

 

I always shoot RAW and most often bracketed shots in order to create HDRs with Photomatix Pro, before performing edits with Lightroom and reducing digital noise with Topaz Denoise AI. Note below, the full list of the software that I employ in my workflow.

 

I dabble a bit with photo-sphere, gigapixel, and stereo images. Check out my work at the respective links!

 

I've toyed with the idea of finding employment where my photography skills are needed. Here is my photography resume.

 

If you want to know anything more about me, check out my Facebook profile.

 

The intersecting of my photography and my journey of faith

I've heard it said, "Following Jesus will make your life better and make you better at life". That has worked out as true in my own life in many ways, including my interest in photography. Jesus loves every person that views my portfolio. So when they view pictures that I've taken of God's creation (especially His best creation: people) I want them to see evidence of an awesome creator and a loving heavenly Father; that as a result, they would move just a step closer to him. If you have a few minutes, please check out my story. You also might like to watch some recent series of talks by Andy Stanley.

 

One of my own "Tricks of the Trade": Ditch the viewfinder

One thing you'll notice about my work, is that I try my best to shoot at or near ground level. Why? Because most of the time, the ground (especially pavement or red Georgia clay) is unattractive, if not downright UGLY! So, I avoid shooting it as much as possible. To reduce the amount of exposure that the ground gets in an image, one must move the camera to a position lower than one can comfortably look through the viewfinder. So - my recommendation: ditch the viewfinder. Look at the screen! Sure, sometimes bright sunlight conditions make the viewfinder the better option. But when you get in the habit of using the screen, with your camera near the ground, the new perspective opens up a whole new world for you!

 

My Ten Best Images for each year, 2016-present:

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

 

My equipment:

Sony a1 - Began to use late April, 2025 - My pictures taken with it

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 FE - pictures taken

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 FE - pictures taken

Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS - pictures taken

Samyang 18mm f/2.8 - pictures taken

Samyang 45mm f/1.8 - pictures taken

Sony 85mm f/1.8 - pictures taken

SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 manual-focus lens (Pentax mount+adapter) - pictures taken

Sears 135mm F/2.8 manual-focus lens (Pentax mount+adapter) - pictures taken

Opteka 500mm f/6.3 Telephoto Mirror manual-focus lens - pictures taken

Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 (Pentax mount+adapter) - pictures taken

Homemade panohead & DH-55D Panoramic Panorama Indexing Rotator Ball Head

 

My software:

Camera Bits Photo Mechanic - I use this only to cull through a large set of captures, to find the keepers that I will edit in Lightroom. It lets you preview images in a fraction of the time it takes in Lightroom.

Adobe Lightroom Classic - My main organizing and editing tool.

Adobe Photoshop - I use this only for it's new "Generative fill" feature, to remove distracting background objects and to fill in the wedges on the edges that are created when rotating an image.

Photomatix Pro – I use this to create natural looking HDRs from bracketed shots

PTGui Pro – I use this to generate panorama images from several in-line shots.

Topaz Labs Photo AI - To enlarge low resolution images and sharpen blurry objects.

Topaz Labs Denoise AI - Great at eliminating noise/grain in high ISO captures and also performing minor sharpening.

 

Previous Equipment

 

Sony a7r III - Used November 2019 through April 2025 - My pictures taken with it

Samsung NX500 w/16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS kit lens - Used from December 2015 through first week of November 2019

Samsung 30mm f/2.0 lens

Samsung 50-200mm f/4-5.6 OIS lens

Samsung 85mm f/1.4 lens - pictures taken

Rokinon 12mm f/2 manual-focus lens w/Samsung mount. - pictures taken

Opteka 85mm f/1.8 manual-focus lens (Cannon mount+adapter) - pictures taken

 

One more thing, for those who follow Jesus

Have you ever questioned your Christian faith? Has it been shaken by some seemingly good arguments against the validity of the accounts of Jesus' life that are portrayed in the New Testament? Well, here is a helpful apologetics message series which Andy Stanley did back in 2002. Here are the links for each of the three messages.

 

1. Opening Statements - youtu.be/R5G5CrcNFks

2. Calling the Witnesses - youtu.be/iWJI2g8ptHc

3. Closing Arguments - youtu.be/9X0ON4Lbrhw

 

Note that each YouTube description has a chapter index so one can skip the courtroom drama, directly to Andy's message, if they choose to do so. Note also that this is simply a good introduction to Christian apologetics. If your curiosity is piqued, check out this famous resource which was recently updated in 2017: www.amazon.com/Evidence-That-Demands-Verdict-Life-Changin...