My interest in photography dates back to about 1970 and a high school photography class based in the black and white darkroom. After those early experiments, “serious” photography took a back seat to raising children and developing a career for twenty some odd years. About ten years ago, I rekindled my interest in photography as a hobby and began by shooting 35 mm color film. I purchased my first digital camera, a Nikon D70, on the day it was released to the public, about six years ago. I have not looked back. In fact, it took me roughly six months to finish the roll of film that was in the camera when I brought the D70 home!
My photographic interests lay mainly in the natural world… landscapes and wildlife… although I do try and keep an eye open to other subjects.
Coming out of the darkroom tradition, I feel that a photograph is not truly finished until it is printed. As a result, I continue to work to develop my skills as a digital printer (in both color and black and white). I also have an interest in “alternative” (or historical) photographic processes. Here, I can combine the ease in making large negatives provided by digital technology with photochemistry that was developed more than a hundred years ago to make distinctive prints… mainly cyanotypes and salt prints, and less often gum prints.
Now that family and career allow more time for photography, my wife Joan and I are able to travel more and this has brought wonderful photographic opportunities. However, I am a firm believer in the axiom that interesting photographic prospects are present everywhere, including one’s “backyard”. Thus, the large majority of my images are made in south eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire.
All of the images below were made in eastern MA or southern NH during the last year. The first four images were literally made in my backyard. The second four images were made within fifty yards of our cabin in NH. The last two images were made on day trips to nearby wildlife “hot spots”… Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, MA (duck egg) and the Wellfleet Audubon Sanctuary (horseshoe crab egg feast).
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