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About Me

I take pictures, lots of pictures.... mostly of reptiles and amphibians, but people and places too. I am 48 years old and am a recently retired from a large consulting firm. I now do what I love, i.e., working with the International Reptile Conservation Foundation and being a full time wildlife photographer.I am married with two boys and live in Palo Alto, CA.I have and continue to travel extensively having worked/lived out of the US for over eight years... I use to measure the quality of a place by the density of culture shocks per square blocks....

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who like people ! In particular people who like photography, reptiles, travel, conservation ......

My Blog

Booksigning - Daytona National Reptile Breeders Expo

At the Daytona Show's Sat. night cocktail party sponsored by Reptiles Magazine, I will be doing a booksigning for my new book:  Serpents and Dragons: Finding the Beauty in the Beast....  if ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:00 GMT

Serpents and Dragons: Finding the Beauty in the Beast - Now Available

This past year, I have been focused on designing and publishing a book of my nature photography.  This past week, I took receipt of the first  batch of printed books.  It has ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:54:00 GMT

It’s been awhile...........

Its been awhile since I posted, things have been crazy.....I have been working on a book, what a project, although I think I am over the hump and am polishing up things now.....  It should b...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Guatemela Treasures

Early December I had the opportunity to travel down to Guatemala with the IRCF to help establish a preserve for the Beaded Lizard and Spiny Tailed Iguana's that live in the Montagua Valley.... I was o...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:24:00 GMT

SoCal Sojourn - A reptile, amphibian and arachnid photographic journey *

Last month I had the opporutnity to travel to Southern California and visit with both old and new friends...  of course, these friends each have magnificant reptile, amphibian and/or arachnid col...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Exo Terra Nactus Award

Well....  it's that time of the year again.....  time to vote for the Exo Terra Nactus Award winner that is.....This is the top reptile/amphibian photography contest in the world, and this y...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:17:00 GMT

Classrom Safari and Sonoma Reptile Rescue

Last October I had the chance to spend the day w/Bonnie Cromwell and Al Wolfe... Bonnie run's Classroom Safari's and has a great facility in Peteluma California where she keeps a one or two critters *...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:17:00 GMT

Vegas herps....

Last month, while in Vegas I had a chance to spend sometime shooing herps (this is one part of the vegas trip I am willing to share !).   Good News, Bad News.... Bad News.... they are all ca...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:08:00 GMT

Natures Best Photography Show at the Smithsonian

One of the top broad based nature competitions in the world is the Nature's Best Magazine Windland Smith Rice Awards.  Over 17,000 images from over 26 countries were submitted.  I was fortun...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:53:00 GMT

Gray Fox, Otters, and a few birds in a pear tree *

I was invited to visit a friends ranch in Monterey Country to shoot some birds (from blinds)  it was interesting..... I rented a 600mm telephoto....  I think I need one of these.... anyway.....
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:26:00 GMT