Pirateproof: Human souls.
(Imitators get found out eventually...)

     I have been taking pictures since my senior year at Duke University in the 1980s. Yes, for those who care, I am passionate about what I do. This means I enjoy creatively capturing the heart of a person and the moment - ones full of beauty, joy, and spontaneity.

     Additionally, I have had several photography shows, including one called "Capturing Washington's Soul" in the Governor's Art Gallery in Washington state; one at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History; and several at Starbucks in Monterey, CA and Lake Forest, IL.

     I write professionally, and publications I have done work for include Wine Spectator, Newsweek, San Jose Mercury News, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital's Lifeline magazine, and various local newspapers in Monterey County, including being the creator of the newspaper column called, "Positively Positive People."