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Botany : Flora photos from the PNW and BC.  Taken at various gardens and throughout the cities of Portland and Seattle.

Botany

Flora photos from the PNW and BC. Taken at various gardens and throug ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 10:13am PST

Urban/Architecture : Black and white and color pictures of various architecture throughout the United States and Canada.  Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Port Townsend and Victoria BC are included in this category.

Urban/Architecture

Black and white and color pictures of various architecture throughout ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:02pm PST

Nautical : Pictures from the Tacoma Tall Ships Parade, Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle.

Nautical

Pictures from the Tacoma Tall Ships Parade, Port Townsend Wooden Boat ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 11:01am PST

Landscapes : Natural landscapes throughout the PNW including national parks such as Mount Rainier and Olympic Peninsula.

Landscapes

Natural landscapes throughout the PNW including national parks such as ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:22pm PST

Your Bio

My parents got me interested in photography with all the picture taking they did until one day I had to satisfy my curiosity. At age four I remember getting tippy-toed to grab the camera out from my dad's hands. I had to balance on the ball of my feet to get the opportunity. While doing so I realized how much taking a picture meant to me. I asked what I should photograph. They replied by telling me to take a self-portrait. Huh? I didn't understand that. Once they explained I put the polaroid in front of me and pressed the button. Wow! I became blinded by the flash system. I decided then that photography was going to be an enjoyable part of my life. I didn't like the technology of the polaroid and hoped for something much nicer under the Christmas tree that year. Guess what? I didn't get a camera better than my parents or any other for that matter. Yet I did remember how much I wanted one.

I was about eight years old when I found a medium format camera while at a yard sale. The photographer was giving a demonstration to another shopper and that made me want the more expensive camera. I told my stepmom to buy it for me because I didn't have enough quarters in my change purse. She refused, so I ended up with the large, awkward looking one instead.

From then on I took a lot of pictures around our Midwest farm (Michigan). The continuous disappointment with low quality pictures made me put down the hobby for awhile. I gave the large, awkward looking camera to my stepcousin. I didn't get another camera until I was in my twenties. I bought a point-and-shoot camera that took postcard style pictures. I was very pleased with it and kept it beyond the explosion of digital technology.

A few years ago I did a lifestyle self-analysis. I had anchored myself down in a boring science (accounting) job. I spent nearly my entire adult life lost at sea. I became what was considered valuable in the eyes of so-called role models. Serious mistake. I was unhappy and had to make a change. A reflection of my childhood interests gave me a view of the shoreline. From there came the vision. I had to get back to photography and writing. My senses had been long dulled from only using my left-brain. I'm happy to say that the creativity has given me a more meaningful life.

Gallery Categories

Portraits

1 gallery with 36 photos

Updated: Jul 07, 2009 1:48pm PST

Art

1 gallery with 3 photos

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 11:06am PST

Boats

1 gallery with 23 photos

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 11:01am PST

Flowers

1 gallery with 50 photos

Updated: Jun 29, 2009 10:13am PST

Other

1 gallery with 1 photos

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:42pm PST

Animals

1 gallery with 35 photos

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:40pm PST

Landscapes

1 gallery with 29 photos

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:22pm PST

Architecture

1 gallery with 66 photos

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 6:02pm PST