I am long life long photographer and lucky enough to travel all over world to continue my passion of photography. Photography is the best career if I ever started over again. I am concerned with justice, racial equality, wildlife preservation, food sustainability, protection of the environment, and all cultures rich and poor.
I have published fine art photography books on my travels to East Africa, Volumes I & II, Cuba, Nepal & Bhutan, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Africa, and the Galapagos Islands. And a portraiture book in monochrome entitled Lines of My life. I love collaborating with different types of artist in a photo theme. I shoot with Nikon digital camera equipment. I am currently working on a book length fine portraiture project about the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan.
Awards
2020 International Photography Awards (IPA) Honorable Mention
2020 APG (Atlanta Photography Group) ATL: Airport 2020
2020 APG (Atlanta Photography Group) Photo Buckhead Show
2020 ACP (Atlanta Celebrates Photography) Open Exhibition - Awards- 3rd Place
2021 APG (Atlanta Photography Group) Choice Awards
2022 Neutral Density Photography Awards Honorable Mention "People"
2023 International Photography Awards (IPA) Honorable Mention
2023 APG (Atlanta Photography Group) Choice Awards-Portraiture
2023 Blank Wall Gallery "Landscapes" Award
2023 One Eyeland World's Top 10 Wildlife Photographer
Books
2000 Three O 'Clock AM on Four-C
2001 A Father's Journal in French Polynesia
Exhibitions
2021 Member's CHOICE Exhibition, Indie Studios. Atlanta Photography Group/APG, Atlanta, GA
2018 Permanent Photography Exhibition. BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC, GA
2015 Photography Exhibition. Temple Sinai Synagogue, Atlanta, GA
2010 Far Corners of My World. Studio K-1 at Tula Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2009 Photography Exhibition. Judy Knight Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Education
2004-2008
Atlanta Art Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
Culinary Arts Program GPA 3.9 (out of 4.0)
2009
Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Advanced Certificate in wines and spirits
Awarded with distinction
Wake Forest University School of Law 1980
Graduated top half of class Juris Doctor Degree
2017-2020
Board of Trustees, Wake Forest University School of Law
Pennsylvania State University
Graduate studies in English literature
Susquehanna University
English Literature
Graduated Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts Degree
Culinary and Hospitality
Related Activities
The Art Institute of Atlanta, Certificate of Appreciation Culinary Arts, 2005
New England School of Culinary Arts, Burlington, Vermont, 7/29/04
Ragusa Cooking School, Sicily, Italy, 2003
Cooking School, Provence France, 1999
Cooking School, Cote d’Or France, 1996
Cooking Classes Capital City Club, Atlanta, Georgia 1998-2003
Member , Gourmet Cooking club, 1995 to Present
Wine Judge, Atlanta, International Wine Summit, 2000 to 2019
Culinary Awards
Gold Medal – Barron Garland Culinary Knowledge Bowl, ACF, Southeast Region – 2006
Silver Medal – Barron Garland Culinary Knowledge Bowl, ACF, National – 2006
Best Portfolio, Art Institute of Atlanta Facilities Portfolio Show, 2006