Whatever catches
the eye.

Photography found me early. In 1983, as a college student, I took a photography class, took out a student loan, and bought my first film camera — a Minolta X-700. I was hooked immediately.

Then life happened. Career, marriage, kids — and the camera slowly got left behind. For years photography was something I used to do.

That changed in 2008 on a family vacation in Washington D.C. Standing there with my wife and daughters Amy, Kate and Emily, I noticed something — everyone had a camera but me. I decided to do something about it. I bought a Nikon and the rest, as they say, is history.

Vacations became photography time. Interesting places became interesting frames. And as a finance guy who spent his days in spreadsheets and numbers, photography became something rare — a place to get completely lost. No balance sheets. Just light, color, and the hunt for one great image.

The digital revolution changed everything. No more rationing film. No more waiting for prints. Just the freedom to shoot as many frames as it takes to find the one that works. Forty thousand images and a Lightroom catalog later, I've learned a thing or two about composition, light, color, and what makes a photograph stop someone mid-scroll.

That's the point, really — sharing images that make people pause. With an Unsplash profile that lands in the top 10% I seem to have found an audience that sees what I see. This is my hobby, my creative outlet, and my excuse to keep exploring.

I shoot travel, streets, architecture, landscapes — whatever catches my eye. Color draws me in more than anything. I carry a Sony camera and an iPhone with no particular agenda.

Welcome to fortuitous foto.