My photography history began when
I was a kid hanging out with my grandfather in his dark room.
I vividly remember watching him develop black and white prints,
sometimes being able to handle them myself.
I became very serious about photography
during my years at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, and later
obtaining a bachealor's degree in photography from San Jose
State University. One person who influenced me early on was
a teacher from Cabrillo, (name withheld) who told our class
to shoot a roll of film within a 5 by 5 foot patch of sidewalk
and come up with 36 completely different images. This assignment
concept set the creative process inside my mind to this very
day. This concept fuels me.
My eye turns every scene into a
photo, from every angle. How can I best depict what I'm trying
to do, or trying to say? This is the effort that I put into
every photo shoot.
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