
I was born and raised in Belleville located in Southern
Illinois. In High School I got involved in the yearbook and camera club.
This is where I learned my appreciation in composition and layout. I was
fortunate to live across the street from a family that had a photography
studio. They would let me use their cameras and see what I could come up
with. Some of those pictures are still treasured family records today.
At 32 life took me away from Southern Illinois and I
spent the next 15 years living between Texas and Ohio. I learned to
appreciate the beauty that I found there. The vast terrain and
wildflowers pf Texas to the hills and trees of Ohio made it easy to
spot.
I moved back to Southern Illinois in 2002. I was time
to be back amongst my family. I loved being home but I missed the beauty
of the places I had been. Home was home and familiar, but I'd seen it
all before.
Last year my girlfriend gave me a camera she wasn't
using and suggested I take pictures of my family for a Christmas
present. The camera bug started to come back to me. When we took a
vacation together it took on a strong hold. Viewing the pictures from
that trip , she suggested that I share them and make them available to
others. When I finally let her talk me into it, something wonderful
happened for me. I stared seeing the world around me in a different
light. I started to see the beauty of the world around me right here at
home. I work as a truck driver across a good portion of Southern
Illinois and it gives me the opportunity to photograph many diverse
scenes. I tend to be drawn to shots that give me a sense of calm
serenity, the unusual and even the humorous. It is my hope that my
pictures will bring whoever collects them the same feeling and maybe the
realization that there is beauty in most anything. You don't have to
travel thousands of mile to find beauty, it's right in front of you if
you take the time to notice it.
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GB004
Benton Harbor, MI
1/500
8 X 10 Image
Navy Blue - Rag - Double Matt
11 X 14 Frame (Oak)
$50.00

GB0019
Tahquamenon Falls, MI -II
1/500
8 X 10 Image
Taupe - Brushed Suede - Matt
11 X 14 Frame (Oak)
$50.00

GB0020
Tahquamenom -Down River, MI
1/500
5 X 7 Image
Sage Green - Double Matt
8 X 10 Frame (Oak)
$25.00

# GB0021
Tahquamenon Upper Falls, MI - I
1/500
8 X 10 Image
Taupe - Burlap - Matt
11 X 14 Frame (Oak)
$50.00

GB0030
Whitefish Bay, MI
1/500
8 X 10 Image
Deep Burgundy - Leather -Matt
11 X 14 Frame (Black)
$50.00
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GB0033,
Whitefish Point, MI
1/500
5 X 7 Image
Taupe - Matt
8 X 10 Frame (Oak)
$25.00

GB0034
Whitefish Lighthouse, MI
2/500
8 X 10 Image
Deep Charcoal - Single Matt
14 X 16 Frame ( Cherry)
$60.00

GB0049
Lake Michigan
1/500
8 X 10 Image
10 X 12 Frame ( Barnwood)
$40.00

GB0050
Charlevoix
1/500
8 X 10 Image
10 X 12 Frame ( Barnwood)
$40.00

GB0051,
Muskegon Sailboat
1/500,
8 X 10 Image
Navy Blue - Double Matt
11 X 14 Frame ( Oak)
$50.00
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