I grew up in a "theater" family near Boston, MA and often found my mother in the darkness of the theater by the sound of her shutter (or the red glow from her cigarette). She directed, my sister danced, and for a long time, I watched. It was here, learning how lighting affected the perform Read more...

I grew up in a "theater" family near Boston, MA and often found my mother in the darkness of the theater by the sound of her shutter (or the red glow from her cigarette). She directed, my sister danced, and for a long time, I watched. It was here, learning how lighting affected the performance and the audience that my journey began. Eventually her camera, a Canon AE1 with a 50mm lens, was put in my hands. I still have it today. What I didn't realize then is that the focus on light and frame that was a constant part of my life as a child and young adult shaped the way I "see". I remember my life as a series of still frames ? like frozen moments on a stage just before a voice calls ".. blackout". A Cannon SLR fits my hand like a cigarette on a cold walk through the city. Very quickly a camera became my constant companion. I eventually gave up the cigarettes, but I am still hopelessly addicted to photography. Photography is how I experience my world, it?s where I get my fix, it?s how I remember and it?s how I communicate. The place where light, the subject and my lens intersect is an indelible part of my life and I wouldn?t have it any other way.