My love of photography began as a teenager (see below). I put my camera down for many years and explored other avenues of creativity — music, creative writing, drama, and dance. I began to seriously re-explore photography as an artistic outlet in the early 2000’s. I love shooting with a digital camera and being able to edit with technology. I was never a huge fan of darkrooms.

Moving to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2012 and having the opportunity to explore nature like never before, and with the guidance of world-class wildlife photographer Paul Joyson-Hicks I began to hone my craft again, I was able to visit national parks in Tanzania including Serengeti, Selous, Tarangire, Ngorogoro, Arusha, Mikumi, Saadani, and Ruaha; the beaches of Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean coast; before moving to Botswana and exploring the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari Desert, the Chobe River area and more, visiting surrounding countries and stopping in Kruger National Park and Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa, the stunning vistas of Cape Town, the mountain gorillas in Ruanda and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

Along the way I was able to photograph European cities of Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Warsaw.

And now full circle, coming home to California and living in the wonderful Sierra Nevada foothills, with the incredible loving support of my wife Michelle Roland, there’s no lack of beauty to capture with my lens. I’m so happy to share my art with you.