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When I was a kid I used to cut out all of the syndicated photography columns from local newspapers and dreamed of having my own darkroom.

My first camera was a Kodak Starmite. It used 127 film and AG-1 flashbulbs. When I was about 13 or so, I saw a print made for the first time. One moment there was a blank piece of paper, the next there was an image. I was hooked.

My first SLR was a Minolta SRT-101 (stolen, sadly) and since then I've owned -- at various times -- Nikkormats, Nikons, more Minoltas, and a Pentax or two.

I still keep a wet darkroom but more and more I shoot digital -- it's fast and flexible and if I really need what film has to offer I can always go downstairs and mix up some developer and fixer.

Current equipment includes a Canon 20D, various Canon lenses, flashes, and other bits and pieces, but also a couple of Minolta film bodies, some Holgas, a Diana, and way too many homemade pinhole cameras.

Purpose in life: To be a good husband, to take one good, true, photograph, and to befriend as many dogs and cats as possible.


“If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.”
-- E. M. Forster

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