I picked up my first camera, a Ricoh 35mm, when I was 25. Not knowing how to use it, I ventured off, traveling around Europe with my camera and a bunch of film. That was the beginning for me. Frustrated that I saw the light and saw the image but could not reproduce it on film, I looked for a class and landed at Santa Monica Community College. There, I had access to every camera you could dream of, and with close proximity to the film industry, the teachers were old school and masters of their craft. Learning the fundamentals of studio lighting and camera gear allowed me to plunge into film photography and finally be able to capture images as I saw them.

After a career as an art director and branding specialist, as well as raising a daughter who has been a subject for my lens, the same passion for photography that I had in my 20s has resurfaced, and this time around, I get to work in both film and digital.

So here I am ... taking pictures of things as I see them.