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My true passion in photography has always been photographing the wonders of the natural world that we all are so closely intertwined with, but in our day to day life between work and home, rarely stop to appreciate. In my childhood days, before careers, bills and mortgages, I was always drawn to “the woods” behind our house on the farm exploring the Two Rivers in Northern Minnesota. My first roll of film I shot was with an antique Kodak Brownie walking the frozen snowy riverbed that ran through our backyard.
From that start, my career pursuits took me to the Colorado Institute of Art to earn a degree in photography and to my first newspaper job at the Greeley Tribune. From there I moved to Naples, Florida to work at the Naples Daily News where the Everglades sparked my inspiration to explore again. My first big project at the Naples Daily News was to canoe the “Wilderness Waterway” to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Everglades National Park. That 100 mile, eight day wilderness trip started what would become an infatuation with this remarkable place.
Many stories and trips after that one, I started a personal project I named “Waterscapes.” Inspired by the likes of Clyde Butcher and Jim Brandenburg. I worked tirelessly on my vacations and weekends from work at the paper to develop my own style of nature photography.
Meeting Nazan, who is now my wife, prompted me to move to Louisiana to start my own freelance business. Recently we moved to Madison, Wisconsin where I am re-focusing my attention on my nature photography.
As a photojournalist I’ve photographed countless subjects on 4 continents, everything from everyday life, professional sports, riots and weddings. But I feel I am coming full circle to that day my dad loaded a roll of film in his old Brownie and I trudged through the snow photographing the river behind our house. I’m back photographing the quiet places that renew the soul.
It feels good.