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I have been a wedding and portrait photographer for over 15 years and still love it as much as when I archived my first set of negatives at age 10, burned my film at the zoo by opening the back of my new 35mm camera, and watched in awe as the image of my first print appeared in the developing tray of a make-shift closet darkroom -- all before I could even drive. My formal training in both fine-art photography and photojournalism gives me a meticulous and refined understanding of the photographic process and the ability to tell a real, candid story from the magnificent scene to the tiny-toe details. In a nutshell, I create editorial art.

Returning to my roots in Oklahoma after a decade of living in Italy and Israel where I photographed couples from every continent and was commissioned for weddings in such settings as cosmopolitan Milan, a rustic French village, and the mountains of Israel, I am sensitive to the diverse needs of each and every client and savor the richness of each person’s story. More inspiring than any fiction is the amazing beauty that actually exists in the world. My aim as a photographer is to capture that truth whether it’s expressed through big belly laughs, delicate caresses, affection glances or crinkled baby faces.