Raised in Illinois and Florida, I developed an early interest in photography, starting with all that was available in the 1950s - black and white film in Kodak 'box' cameras. I got into color film as soon as it was available and have been upgrading cameras and accessories ever since. The beauty of nature, the world of the nearly invisible, and animals have been among my best subjects. When in my thirties, I learned how to use electron microscopes after returning to college to acquire a degree in biology, Capitalizing on this medium, I wrote and illustrated a little children's book on...more