Artist Statement

I make pictures using a modern Leica digital camera and prefer using the traditional black and white image as my way of expressing my feelings and ideas of the human condition without the distraction of color. I try to capture in an honest documentary style how we as humans relate to one another and to our modern environment with all of our innocence and wisdom, grace and complexity, the good and bad side of our personalities. I try to understand where we are going as a race and use my camera to bring awareness to those who look at my photographs.



Work Experience

Daily Herald, Wausau, WI
2003-Present Photographer. Responsibilities include shooting spot news, features, sports, sports features and photo illustrations using a Nikon D1H digital camera adjusting color using Adobe Photoshop CS. Proficient in coordinating daily and long term assignments with editors for co-workers and myself. Regularly initiate ideas for photo pages and enterprising stories for the daily paper and website.

New York Times, NY
2004- Present Freelance photographer. Shooting special assignments and feature news stories.

Associated Press, Milwaukee and Chicago
1990- Present Stringer and freelance photographer. Work included specials as well as spot and feature news stories.

Register-Mail, Galesburg, IL
2001-2003 Photographer. Responsibilities include shooting spot news, features, sports, sports features and photo illustrations using a Nikon D1 digital camera. Scanned film and adjusted color using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Proficient in coordinating daily and long term assignments with editors for co-workers and myself. Regularly initiate ideas for photo pages and enterprising stories.

Sauk Valley Newspapers, Sterling, IL
1995-2001 Photographer for the two daily, evening newspapers owned by Shaw Newspapers, the Daily Gazette in Sterling and the Telegraph in Dixon. Supervised color quality in the daily paper. Responsible for coordinating and shooting daily assignments for myself and co-workers, including sports, enterprise, spot news and features using Nikon D1 digital Camera. Also responsible for processing film on a Wing Lynch processor and scanning film using Adobe Photoshop 5.0 with a Nikon Coolscan. Worked daily deadline using AP NewsLynx 1.6.2. Wrote cutlines using NewsEditPro Ique 2.2. Additionally, designed photo pages on QuarkXPress 4.01.

Kane County Chronicle, Geneva, IL
1990-1995 Color separator/photographer. Responsible for scanning film on Adobe Photoshop. Designed photo pages on QuarkXPress. Also responsible for overseeing the quality of color separations through the pre-press production process.

Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, IL
1989-1992 Photographer responsible for doing darkroom work and shooting assignments. Proficient in working with both black and white and color photography. Worked on AP Leafdesk scanning photos on the Leafax 35.



Awards and Honors
Gannett Well Done Award:
Runner up, 2004

Past Exhibits
2006, Fall Exhibitour downtown Wausau. WI.
2005, Featured in a month long solo exhibit at Lakeland College, Sheboygan WI.
2005, Co-exhibit with two other area photographers in “Life” exhibit at The Center for Visual Arts, Wausau WI.
2005, Co-exhibit with twenty other area artists in “winter” exhibit at the Marshfield Clinic, Weston WI.
2002, Co-exhibit with five other area photographers in “Life of Galesburg” exhibit, Galesburg IL
2002, Featured on Website, americanphotojournalist.com