While traveling to Mt. Everest base camp in Tibet, my old Ricoh automatic film camera broke. Wrapping the camera with medical tape after each film roll change, I managed to get through the trip.  That was May 2005.  Once home, I needed to purchase a new camera. I had always been interested in photography and, by chance, an article about a remote course in professional photography appeared in the New York Times that same week. In one fell swoop, I made the switch from film to digital, purchased my first SLR camera, and signed up for the course.

Three years later, after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, I visited the Serengeti for my first safari.  That was it.  While I also enjoy capturing images of people around the globe, wildlife photography is my true passion. I especially aspire for my work to benefit the amazing animals I have the privilege to visit and photograph.

Having now photographed wildlife on seven continents and donated photographs for conservation purposes to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), I hope my photographs can both delight and motivate people to help protect the wonderful wildlife with whom we share this planet.