I became fascinated with the picture making process at a very young age and over the years that fascination turned into a passion. However, it was after four years of studying chemistry, mathematics and biology in college and while on duty with the Marine Corps in Naples, Italy before I purchased my first 35mm camera.

After leaving the Marine Corps I moved to Washington, D.C., where I worked as a chemist for twenty years. I spent my evenings and weekends honing my photographic skills and techniques through the reading of photography books and magazines, and doing freelance work shooting weddings and portraits.

I eventually discovered the works of such great photographers as Eugéne Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kerész, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks, Garry Winogrand, Roy DeCarava and others, which aroused my interest in street photography.

I moved to San Francisco in 1986 where I found the streets vibrant and very appealing for street photography. It was at this time that I made the decision to become a street photographer. I started walking the streets with a Canon F-1 taking pictures of everything except people for months, before I could muster up the courage to point a camera at a stranger on the streets. Believe me, it wasn't an easy matter for a naturally shy person as myself. A few years later I acquired a Lecia M3 rangefinder camera, which made a great different in my approach to street photography. Because of the compact size and the quiet operation of the Lecia, I was able to become less conspicuous which provided me the opportunity to move closer to my subject, putting me in the mist of the action.

The images on this website represents a synthesis of my personal feeling, the streets of San Francisco, my photographic techniques and last but not least, natural light.