travels thru Europe and the Holy Lands.
I bought my first 35mm camera in 1982.
After taking a course on introduction to
35mm photography, I learned by trial
and error.
to digital which also includes doing my own prints. I have also
switched from Pentax to all Canon equipment.
wildlife, and travel). I consider light to be the most important
element in a photograph. The right light can turn an average
scene into one of wonder and magic; with it you can extract
the beauty that might be hidden in an otherwise uninspiring
scene. Light is also largely responsible for the mood and
feeling of my photographs.
Photographer of the year 2008
Photographer of the year 2003
Photojournalism print of the
year 2003 and 2009
Pictorial print of the year 2008
Nature print of the year 2004.
Photo Essay of the year 2005.
2nd place Photo Essay
of the year 2008
Mention for N4C prints & slides in BEST OF THE YEAR for 2009.
for N4C prints & slides in BEST OF THE YEAR for 2007.
River, Press-Citizen, The Gazette, Kodak and N4C competition
thru Iowa City Camera Club. In 1987 Kodak used my photo to
advertise their International KINSA contest.
Agriculture. TV Station KWWL-7 weather calender for 1995,
1996 and 1997. Other images are also in 6 books, 4 book
covers. My photos were used for MidWestOne's Bank website.
Johnson County barns are in the conference room at Hills Bank
in Hills, IA. I also photographed the 12 barns for the 2009 Hills
Bank calendar and the 4 photos for the 2010 Hills Bank calendar.
shocks was published
in the 2004 June/July
issue of FARM & RANCH magazine.
