I do what the job requires of me. Thus I start at the beginning and finish at the end, regardless of how many times the minute hand passes 12. I live in fractions of seconds. They add up to images---images I've been blessed to witness and record for well over a decade. Those seconds have changed me. They continue to do so. They remind me of the simplicity of life and the beauties we often overlook.
Along the way I've photographed race horses undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the Los Angeles Times, competitive lumberjacks in West Virginia, a homeless man named Mike Beam in San Francisco, hurricane taunters in Florida, mountain biking in Sundance, drag queens in Nashville, go-carters in Pigeon Forge, vice presidents, Utah forest fires, chefs, speed texters, inmates, wind surfers, protesters, bus mechanics, teachers, farmers, boxers, chief executive officers, clowns, firefighters, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters....
And I learned from each of them. How about a lesson or two?
I am also member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association and have been honored in several competitions, including the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Competition, often called the Pulitzer of collegiate journalism.