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. From there, another Columbia College alumnus, Carl Graves, and I created the anime/punk comic book, FUSH Comics. I also took on many small illustration projects for clients around the Chicago area, my old partner Carl Graves still to this day is 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, then moving into portraiture and, by early 1995, event and concert photography. 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 like the Rock City Angels, Skew, Big Gun, Matthews Mills, and West Virginia musicians Bobaflex, Bo McMillion, and the Half Bad Bluegrass Band.
I’m an active member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the Blues Foundation. I’m 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 both digital 35mm and medium and large format film.
If you’d like to book a photo session or have any questions about my services, please use the contact form below. I’m happy to help. Thank you for visiting.
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