Photos of the American Landscape and Beyond

About the Photographer

I have been photographing landscapes since 1987. After receiving a business degree from Arizona State University and working in business for several years, I decided to pursue my passion of photography. I have photographed in different parts of the country, with emphasis on the midwest, southwest, and Blue Ridge Mountains of the southeast. See the images section for all locations I have photographed.

The Process

For 20 years I photographed with film, starting with 35mm and progressing to 6x7 medium format. As the digital era developed, I combined digital technology with that of film. During this transition period, I photographed with my film camera, scanned the film, and then created digital prints. Digital technology has now fully caught up to film and I have left film behind.

There are things I can do with digital that I couldn't do with film. And digital is making me more productive—I can print photos the same day I shoot it. By contrast, I still have film-based images that I have yet to scan and print. I print my photos with archival-quality materials that are rated to last over 100 years before noticeable fading.

The Subjective Side

I find there are two sides to photography— subjective and objective. The more I have photographed, the more the camera and process—the objective side—have become second nature. This has allowed my attention to be mainly on the subjective side—my experience of connecting with the natural world. I hope you enjoy the result in these images.