THE PHOTOGRAPHER

As a professional photojournalist, first as a staff photographer for United Press International (UPI) and then as a freelancer, my work has appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, books, and media outlets worldwide for nearly 40 years, including Getty Images, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, People, Fortune, Forbes, Life, Smithsonian Magazine, Audubon, Fox News, Discovery, CNN, and NBC.

Whether covering the funeral of a President, a photo shoot with rapper Eminem, the Yellowstone fires, the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in an Iowa cornfield, major sporting events including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup, and U.S. Open, Presidential campaigns, a sled-dog training camp with a famed polar explorer, natural disasters, civil unrest, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and celebrities, I’ve had the honor of photographing some of the most interesting people and events of our time.

As a portrait photographer, I specialize exclusively in custom personal fine-art portraits of individual adults. If you have any questions or if you would like to commission your own personal work of portrait art, you can reach out to me using the short form on my CONTACT page.

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