I was born in Vestaburg, Pennsylvania, a small town about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh. The town has fewer than 900 people - and not much in the way of organized entertainment. So, I spent a lot of time hiking in the woods with friends. That's where I developed my love of the outdoors.

I earned a Bachelor's in Chinese and a Master's in Slavic Linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh. While teaching Russian and Spanish at the McKeesport, PA, branch of Penn State University, I got involved in my first photo project. I spent part of my summer vacation in Newfoundland, photographing all over the island and enjoying every minute of it. The slide shows that resulted from that trip were very successful. My colleagues at Penn State were amazed that I got such great shots with a $20 Instamatic!

After leaving Penn State, I moved to the Washington, DC, area and began working for National Airlines. Thus began several years of travel all over the world - and, of course, a lot more photography and slide shows. I later transferred to the National office in Los Angeles, and not long after that National Airlines and Pan Am merged. I eventually left Pan Am and began a career as a consultant.

I kept using that $20 Instamatic and still getting great pictures up until 1982. Then I bought my first Canon A-1 SLR and set up a home darkroom. I wanted to get into male nude photography and do my own developing and printing. The first pictures I took with the new camera were nude self-portraits. I had decided I couldn't ask anyone else to do what I had not done myself. It was a very liberating experience!

The late 1980s were spent moving around the country on various jobs. And the photography, nude or otherwise, suffered because of it. Anyway, I made it back to Los Angeles in 1991 and have been building my list of models and inventory of images ever since. I find many of my models through my involvement in several gay male nudist organizations, including LANG (Los Angeles Nude Guys), CMEN (California Men Enjoying Naturism) and GNI (Gay Naturists International).

Most jobs are dull and uninspiring and we can hardly wait to get out of the office. But for me, photographing the nude male is just the opposite. When I look through the viewfinder, I can forget about all the annoyances of the real world and just enjoy the beauty of the man in front of my lens. And I thoroughly enjoy capturing that beauty on film. I'll gladly work overtime and weekends for this!!

My aim is to create beautiful images of the hunky guy next door. I prefer models with that trim swimmer / wrestler / farm boy look rather than the overdone weightlifter look. And I love photographing them outdoors. So, take a look at the Galleries. And enjoy!

Exhibitions

GNI Gathering, Reeders, PA - 1995, 1996, 1997
CMEN West Coast Gathering, Malibu, CA - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Tom of Finland Foundation Erotic Art Fair, Hollywood, CA - 2002
Tom of Finland Foundation Erotic Art Fair, West Hollywood, CA - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007