My first gallery showing was at the age of 15 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That same year I produced a documentary series on black poverty for Congresswoman Francis Dawson, in Burlington, NC.
At age 16 I covered racial unrest in Chapel Hill for The Chapel Hill Weekly newspaper. This coverage resulted in threats on my life, so I was enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy, in Chatham Virginia. There, I got into radio and spent 12 years as a DJ, 3 years as an NCAA women’s basketball play-by-play color analyst and 13 years as a high school basketball referee.
I have worked professionally since 2004 focusing on landscape fine art and NCAA Div 1 basketball photography.
I also conduct photography workshops in Yosemite National Park, CA throughout the year, and in the Italian Dolomites.
AWARDS
2006, Best of show, Big Fresno Fair Photo Competition
438 entries
2017, Official Nominee, 11th Black and White Spider Awards – Nature
2017, Official Nominee, 11th Black and White Spider Awards – Nature
2017, Official Nominee, 11th Black and White Spider Awards – Architectural
2013, Official Nominee, 7th Black and White Spider Awards – Portrait
CLIENTS
National Geographic magazine
National Geographic Books
National Geographic Stock
Outdoor Photographer magazine
The National Park Service, Yosemite National Park.
Ken Burns; The Florentine Films National Parks Project
“The National Parks; America’s Best Idea”
Capture One software via Lynda.com now Linked-In Learning
(software training)
Adobe Systems, Inc. via video2brain.com now Linked-In Training
(software training)
Also contracted beta tester for Adobe Photoshop and DxO Photolab.
Virtual Training Corporation
(software training)
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Bloomberg News
Zuma Press
Reuters
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated Kids
Digital Photo Pro Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
The Sporting News
Bright Path Lighting, Fresno, CA
Fresno County Chamber of Commerce, Fresno, CA
John Hancock Insurance, Fresno, CA
Henna Chevrolet, Austin, TX
Horace Mann Educators Corporation, Antioch, CA
Yosemite’s Four Seasons Vacation Rentals, Yosemite National Park, CA
The Redwoods in Yosemite
California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA),
Fresno County Office of Education
California Basketball Officials Association