I grew up in Chicago, Illinois and now live in the small town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
I’ve worked in the music business since the late 1970s, including time at Galgano Records, one of the Midwest’s largest music distributors. I’ve also spent much of my life as an artist and musician. I studied graphic arts at Columbia College in Chicago, where I interned at First Comics and freelanced as a cartoonist for the underground music magazine Progressive Alternative. After that, another Columbia College alumnus, Carl Graves, and I created the anime and punk comic book FUSH Comics. I also took on many small illustration projects for clients around Chicago. My old partner Carl Graves is still an incredible and accomplished artist. You can see his amazing work on his site, Extended Imagery.
I started taking photos in late 1991, first exploring street and landscape photography. Later, I moved into portraiture and by early 1995, I was shooting events and concerts. My clients have included CBS Broadcasting, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, and WUSN/US99 Radio in Chicago. I’ve also provided images for Second Harvest in Knoxville, Tennessee and the American Red Cross in Louisville, Kentucky. Other projects have included event and editorial work for MUEN Magazine in Los Angeles. I’ve created content for bands and solo artists such as the Rock City Angels, Skew, Big Gun, Matthews Mills, and West Virginia musicians Bobaflex, Bo McMillion, and the Half Bad Bluegrass Band.
I was an active member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) for 8 years and a memeber of the Blues Foundation, I am also represented internationally by the Dalle Agency in Paris, France.
These days I focus on my own projects in landscape, editorial, and environmental portrait photography. I work with digital as well as 35mm, medium, and large-format film.
If you would like to book a photo session or have any questions about my services, please use the contact form below. I am happy to help. Thank you for visiting.
