I was born in Cleveland, a gray industrial city which averages 250 cloudy days a year. Is it any wonder then that I gravitate toward warm colors, rich reds and oranges? I learned photography in Cleveland in a commericial portrait and product studio. I worked primarily as a black & white darkroom technician and learned a lot from three experienced photographers in just over a year. I then moved back to northern California. In San Francisco I returned to music, learning jazz bass. By 1982 I was back in Cleveland as a working...more
