Photography is an art I have both worked in professionally and dabbled in privately. I began when I was 10 with the traditional 110 Kodak and eventually went on to invest untold zillions into the 35 mm process. I had my own darkroom at 12 and was virtually broke until I got a job at 16 due to the expense of my hobby eating into my allowance. I worked hard enough at it to become the annual staff photographer my senior year in high school. At 20, I worked briefly for a portrait studio. My intent was to carry over into 'true' photography, leaving the family portraits, dog photos, and crying babies behind. But somewhere along the way, I lost interest and became involved in other activities. Years later, I would rediscover that love of film in its more motion active version: film-making. I still dabble in the field now and again, when time allows, as these few brief photos show. I particularly love the new digital medium where I can manipulate, and therefore have more immediate control over the outcome. 

Photo one was taken at the pier in Chicago. A simple, postcard-esque opportunity that eventual ended up as just that: a postcard.

Photo two is simply a crane over the water at dusk. I caught it in the blink of the eye, or the camera as the case may be. 

Photo three is simply me playing with food as a visual image. A breakfast of Eggs Benedict became a funny face. I find amusement and art wherever and whenever I can.