My goal is to give my viewers the experience that I have when I am in one of the many beautiful places that we have here on Earth. Another goal is to make a beautiful object to help uplift the spirit of the viewer in some way. I don’t really have too much attachment to recording some sort of “objective” reality, but rather to interpret my own experience in the world, and make a statement that others might enjoy.
I photograph using traditional film cameras, some of them antiques; and also digital cameras and scanners. I like the variety of experience in making black and white silver contact prints from an old 8X10 inch camera as well as making computer-manipulated images from scanned 35 millimeter film and from digital cameras. I also take advantage of the flexibility and control of computer systems for printing. I use Adobe Photoshop software running on Macintosh computers. I print on Epson printers using archival paper and inks. The quality and variety of these materials are growing daily, although some have also been trusted favorites of artists for generations.
All art work on this site is copyrighted by the artist and may not be copied or reproduced in any way without the express written permission of the artist.
Biography
I was born in Gallup, New Mexico, where my parents and grandparents ran trading posts on the Navajo and Zuni Indian reservations. I started taking photographs of my sister and her dolls, self-portraits, pictures of pets, and desert scenes with my Brownie camera at age seven.
I studied photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the University of New Mexico. I have degrees in archeology and education, and have worked innumerable jobs. I have traveled and photographed throughout the Western U.S., and in Mexico, South America and Europe. I have shown in Jemez Springs, Taos, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Seattle, Oakland and San Francisco.
I currently live with my wife Donna Lea in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, where I photograph people, scenery, and archeological sites for commercial use, publications, and greeting cards.
1987-88 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - M.A.
Graduate Intern in Elementary Education
Focus on Computer Education
1986-87 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - B.S.
Major in Elementary Education
1981-83 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Graduate studies in Anthropology
1977-80 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - B.A.
Major in Archeology - Minor in Photography
1979 UNM ANDEAN CENTER - Quito, Ecuador
Studies in Anthropology, Spanish, Art History
1977 SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Seattle, Washington
Studies in Anthropology, Spanish
1969-1970 SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE - San Francisco, Calif.
Studies in Photography, Filmmaking, Printmaking
Exhibits
Moon and Mountain Gallery, Jemez Springs, NM - 2006 Walatowa Visitor Center, Jemez Pueblo, NM – 2006
Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM – 2006
Jemez Mountain Inn, Jemez Springs, NM – 2005-2006
La Mesa Public Library, Los Alamos, NM – 2005
Jemez State Monument, Jemez Springs, NM – 2004
Harwood Foundation, Albuquerque, NM - 2004
Studios Gallery, Algodones, NM – 2002
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos, NM - 2002
Jemez Mountain Trading Company, Jemez Springs, NM - 2001, 2002
Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM - 2001
Aperture Gallery, Algodones, NM - 2001
Laughing Lizard Cafe, Jemez Springs, NM - 1998, 2000
FACET Gallery, Taos, NM - 1999
E.Y. Fish gallery - Jemez Springs - 1996
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA - 1970
St. Mary’s College, Oakland, CA- 1969
Joker’s Flux Gallery, San Francisco, CA - 1965
Publications
Santa Fe Trend magazine - 2006
Santa Fean magazine - 2006
Su Casa magazine – 2001 - 2006
New Mexico Film Directory - 2005
New Mexico Magazine’s Vacation Guide – 2000, 2001, 2006
NM Office of Cultural Affairs Calendar – 1998 - 2004
Brochure & Web Site - Jemez Valley Arts & Crafts Assoc. - 1998
Book Illustrations - The Jemez Valley Cookbook – 1997, 2006
Trade Show Booth Mural - Educational Systems Solutions - 1997
Presbyterian Health Services Calendar Cover - 1984
UNM Latin American Studies Magazine - 1980
Collections
Anthony and Wendy Strain (NM)
Jef and Mary Grace-Bold (NM)
Mark Feldman (NM)
Michelle Farnham (MA)
Grace Huffman (CO)
Courtney Bozic (NY)
Lynne Fischer (IL)
David and Linda Sanchez (NM)
Gillian Johnson (IN)
Coltrane Winslow and Tina Anaya (NM)
Jeffrey Winslow and Karel Renard (WA)
Richard Wasilewski and Carol Meine (NM)
Susan Fitch (NM)
Peter Reynolds (NY)
Mary K. Bailey (NM)
Larry J. Trujillo (NM)
Jemez Manda Zen Center (NM)
Kathleen Light (NM)
Larry and Rachel Pratt (NM)
Leone Wilson (NM)
Grace Drake (NM)