Skagway Alaska 2025 •.National Park Service
Photography of Place, History & the American Landscape
Some places deserve more than a passing glance. They deserve to be seen, experienced, and remembered.
My photography is rooted in a fascination with place—its landscapes, architecture, people, and history. Through fine-art and documentary photography, I create images that explore both the beauty of the world around us and the stories found within it.
My journey with photography began in Tillamook, Oregon, when my grandmother gave me a Kodak Brownie camera at the age of eight. That simple gift sparked a lifelong fascination with photography and with the remarkable ability of a single image to preserve a moment, tell a story, or reveal something others might pass by.
During my 22-year career in the United States Army, I had the opportunity to live and travel throughout Europe. I spent countless miles exploring medieval villages, centuries-old churches, castles, cathedrals, landscapes, and historic city centers. Those experiences gave me a lasting appreciation for architecture, craftsmanship, history, and the connection between people and the places they inhabit.
When I returned to the United States, that same curiosity led me to explore closer to home. I became increasingly drawn to America's historic buildings, small towns, rural landscapes, city streets, and overlooked places. I am especially interested in places being transformed by time, neglect, redevelopment, or simply the passage of generations.
Today, my photography moves freely between documentary and fine art.
I may find myself photographing an abandoned school on the Palouse, the weathered details of a historic building, or the remnants of a small town. At other times, my attention turns toward light breaking across a distant mountain, the geometry of modern architecture, the simplicity of a minimalist landscape, or an unguarded moment on a city street.
These subjects may appear very different, but for me they are connected by the same purpose:
To notice what is in front of us and create photographs that encourage others to look again.
Historic preservation remains an important part of my work. As a member of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, the Tacoma Photographic Society, and the Photographic Society of America, I continue to explore photography as both a historical record and a form of personal artistic expression.
I believe photographs can do more than show us what something looked like. They can preserve atmosphere, memory, character, and a sense of place.
Every photograph is more than a single image. It is a moment, a place, and a piece of our world preserved.
Working @ Mount rainier • summer 2015