I originally hail from Wisconsin and moved to Arizona in 2003. Since arriving in AZ, I have been active in the Sierra Vista Camera Club since 2014 and have served as the secretary of the club since 2015. I’ve been dancing with the Heiland Lads and Lassies Scottish folk dance group since 2015, and in 2019 joined the Huachuca Arts Association. I have had fourteen photographs chosen by Mirage Magazine, had one of my photos chosen by the City of Sierra Vista to display in the city council chambers, and was given a certificate of appreciation by the Southwest Buffalo Soldiers Association for my photographic work on Buffalo Soldiers on the Trail 2015. But enough bragging about my achievements.
 
What fueled all this picture taking? A love of photography since age 9! I don’t know where the interest came from – it just seems like it was always there. This love of photography has served me well through the years. I have visited 18 foreign countries and 17 states, always with a camera or two in tow. I am currently trying to learn astrophotography. The cameras have been my constant companions for decades. If I do everything right, they record my adventures and save them for me and others to enjoy over and over.
 
Nearly everyone sees the big picture but not the details. I feel it’s my job as a photographer to see the details and show the rest of the world what they are missing. Lots of good stuff hides in plain sight. I plan to keep on with my passion for photography until I die and even then I’ll probably take a camera or two with me into the afterlife! (I’ll make sure they are heat-proof just in case!!)