Starting out as a musician, in Brooklyn NY, and always interested in the arts, I gravitated to photography by a chance encounter with another musician I knew who was showing friends a few small black and white prints of his.

I noticed that he had a yellow filter on the lens of his camera and knowing nothing about photography at the time I couldn’t understand why the prints weren’t yellow.

That was the beginning of my immersion into photography.

In order to find out about this “new world” I first needed a camera. Since I didn’t have one I borrowed from friends that did and I would go out with whatever camera I could get and take pictures of everything and anything.

It was strange that what I saw in the viewfinder didn’t look anything like the prints I got back. I realized there was more to discover and learn.

Next stop…classes. First stop…The Camera Club of New York.

I attended classes and workshops and applied for assistant jobs to hone the skills needed for entry into the professional world.

I became a member of the Cinematographers Guild, Local 600, in 1998 as a Still Photographer and have enjoyed working on many TV and Film productions. A list of productions I’ve worked on can be found here on IMDB.

I’ve also had the privilege of photographing many exquisite pieces of jewelry for Tiffany & Co. and stunning Art and Artifacts for Christie’s in NY which sharpened my photo skills and gave insight to other genres of photography.

In 2017 I self published a book of some documentary work I did, as a personal project, on the historic Binghamton Ferry in Edgewater, NJ…THE LAST DAYS OF THE BINGHAMTON FERRY, 2013-2017, a four year project showing the ferry in its final stages of decay and eventual dismantling.

A month long exhibition of prints from that project was held at the William Musto Cultural Center in Union City NJ. I was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for my work on this project and its contribution to the Arts.

A more recent documentary I did was of The Grauert Causeway in Weehawken NJ. It was a structure of steps along the cliffs and was a way for visitors and residents to get down to the ferry to take them across the Hudson River to New York City. The steps are now in deep decline, unsafe to use and closed to the public. However, I was given access by Weehawken Mayor, Richard Turner and help from a few Parks Dept workers to complete this personal project.

An exhibition of prints was shown at the Weehawken Free Public Library along with vintage, historical photos provided by the Weehawken Historical Commission who helped with this exhibition.

This passion for photography is still with me now as I venture toward a new genre in this medium…the wonderful world of Food Photography.