Like many photographers, I got my first camera when I was about six years old; I loved making pictures and “had a good eye.”  But thereafter, my story diverges from that of most photographers. I was good at science and math in the time of Sputnik, so I became a physicist, got a PhD at Cambridge University in England, and spent a career as a university professor, dean, and vice president. Photography was a hobby that let me record my travels but not a passion.

When I retired from academe in 2008, I still loved making pictures, but I wanted to know what “having a good eye” meant. So my daughter, perceptively, gave me a photography workshop as a retirement present. Since then, with help from some excellent mentors, I have developed my style and my portfolio. I now live and photograph in Atlanta, and my works have been shown in solo shows at Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta and at the Vinings Public Library in Smyrna, as well as in other shows here and around the country. In 2018, my portfolio of nine street portraits received Honorable Mention in the International Photo Awards Portfolio Contest and an Award of Excellence in the Black & White magazine Portfolio Competition; and my photo “Five Friends at the Pool” was displayed full-size, sixteen feet by eight feet, on a billboard as the winner of the “Writ Large” competition in the North Carolina Click! Photo Fest. 

 

Solo Shows:

 

Invited Shows:

Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA, March 2020: invited participant in small-group show, five images;

Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA, June 2018: invited participant in small-group show, five images

Artists Atelier, Atlanta, GA, January 2016: invited participant in small-group show, five images

Palm Beach Cultural Council Gallery, June 2012: invited participant in small-group show, seven images

110 East Gallery, Delray Beach, FL, April 2011: invited participant in small-group show, six images

 

Published works:

Observica Magazine, "The Secret Keeper," Fall 2021

Black & White Magazine, Cellphone Photo Award, "Marrakesh Orchard," September 2020 issue

Black & White Magazine, Portfolio Excellence Award, 6 images, August 2018 issue

Black & White Magazine, Single Image Award, "Laundry Day in Kotor," May 2017 issue

Black & White Magazine, Portfolio Merit Award, 3 images, February 2016 issue

Black & White Magazine, Single Image Award, "Enigma," August 2015 issue
 

Prizes and Awards:

Click! Photo Festival, "Five Friends at the Pool", displayed 8'x16' on billboard as first place winner in "Writ Large," Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, October 2018,

Knoxville Arts & Culture League, "Enigma," Best in Show in ”Photo Knoxville,”  June 2016

Atlanta Artists Center, "The Shell Seeker," First Prize in “Renewal,” January 2016

Atlanta Photography Group, "Enigma," First Prize in People’s Choice, “PushPin,” June 2015

Atlanta Artists Center, "On the Bridge," First Prize in “All Points of View,” May 2015

Grand Prix de la Decouverte, Paris, "Dubonnet," Juror’s Award of Merit, August 2012

Ocean Wave Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, "Dubonnet, "Best Still Life in “Impressive Images,” August 2011

Numerous other awards

 

Other Significant Exhibitions:

Atlanta Airport Rotunda, “[email protected]” show, September 2021, "Break Time"

Atlanta Airport Rotunda, “[email protected]” show, September 2018, "On the Bridge"
Atlanta Airport Rotunda, “[email protected]” show, September 2017, "Industrial Cathedral" and "Agribusiness Cathedral"

Atlanta Airport Rotunda, “[email protected]” show, September 2016, "Enigma" and "Vision"

Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, multiple shows

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA, multiple shows

New York Center for Photographic Arts, multiple shows

Minneapolis Center for Photography, multiple shows

1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Dunwoody Fine Arts Association, Dunwoody, GA

 

Personal Background:

Born in Johnson City, Tennessee

BS in Physics, University of North Carolina; PhD, Cambridge University, England

Academic and administrative career (Professor of Physics; Dean of Science, Vice Provost, Vice President) at major universities (Iowa State University,, University of Georgia, SUNY Binghamton, and Florida Atlantic University)

Studied photography with Jack Wild, Margo Pinkerton, and Arnold Zann