As a photographer, my inspiration comes from landscape painters like John Constable, Thomas Cole, and Albert Bierstadt. Painting and photography are more similar than different. First, something about the view catches your eye. You stare, compose, obsess over a few technical details, and then you make an indelible image that is part memory and part interpretation. I am drawn to a beautiful landscape. The view releases you. It gives you a feeling of freedom and ties you to the place. A good landscape photo makes you want to be there. Photographically speaking, some landscapes are defined by color but others crave the simplicity and clarity of black and white. More recently I have focused on people and how they are a part of their landscape. In the selection of photographs shown here you will find recognizable places viewed unencumbered in black and white and also examples of people I encountered who are immersed in or melded with their surroundings. Photography has been an enjoyable and valuable tool for discovery. I hope that you will enjoy viewing my work.