About Me

Feel free to skip this page.  It's not intended as a boast but to establish my bona fides for those who might want to know.

During my more than 65 years as an active photographer I have used almost every kind of camera that has ever been made.  From the tiny MinoxMinox camera to the large wooden 11x14 view cameras.view camera I have owned and used the old Leica 35mm cameras with only manual focus to the modern digital cameras that are completely automatic. I have taught photo journalism and underwater photography at university level.

I have carried cameras to the bottom of the South China Sea, the Philippine Sea, the Yellow Sea, Truk Lagoon, The Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and many other places. sea turtle

I have carried cameras through the various countries of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North and South America.

I have carried cameras on the savannas of Africa Male lionthe jungles of the Amazon, tropical Pacific Islands and glaciers.

I have professionally shot portraits, weddings, news sports, feature magazine articles and covers and advertising. 

I have been judge in photography exhibits.

This Blog will include articles not only about photography but my other passions, SCUBA and conservation.

I am a SCUBA instructor emeritus and have run SCUBA training facilities on US military bases, have trained and certified SCUBA instructors and hold patents for SCUBA inventions. Air Buddy I have been diving since before the single hose regulator was in use.