My Deal

Ever since I first crawled out of the crib with a Canon in one hand and a model release in the other I've been taking pictures...

Well, not really, but I always love when photographers say stuff like that. Actually, I've been a lot of things on my way to becoming a photographer: bouncer, bartender, dog trainer, writer, director, ad man, salesman, beggerman, thief. A lifetime of experience inspires my view and my vision. I approach photography believing in the power of a single photograph to tell a story, and not just in that Rod Stewart "Every Picture Tells a Story" way, but in the way that in a really good picture, in a look or a tilt of the head, you can see a person's past and sometimes even their future.

Sometimes, my job is to document this, sometimes to create it, but I'm always conscious of it; I always seek it out. I approach my work as if I'm witnessing a private, intimate moment. The result are pictures with a sense of immediacy; what you're seeing is happening now and at no other time. The faces in these photographs are an emotional Rorschach Test: In the end, you supply your own story

Then again, sometimes I just like taking pictures of dogs. Depends on the day.