INTRODUCTION

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• Like many photographers, my father gave me my first camera , a twin lens reflex Rollie copy called a Ciroflex when I was 18. The first time I looked down into its viewfinder I knew I was hooked. I had found my path of expression that had eluded me through my teen years..For the  opening photograph in the"Early Years" collection I used the Ciroflex

After I got out of art school I could finally afford to buy my own camera and being a big Cartier Bresson fan, I choose a used Leica M3, one beautiful camera . It had a 50mm dual range Summicron lens, and I paid a total of $150.00 for it. This was the only camera and lens I used for  the next 25 years..Not until 18 years later in 2013  did I employ the 35mm lens, now my preferred lens , with my digital Leicas and today it remains one of my 3 lenses use.

I was never without a camera from the time I was 18...photography was my main pursuit in life, to learn, to capture what I saw..but I was shy and everything I did was hidden, so I made this image to be some else, Without any recognition or avenue into doing my own photography after making several attempts at commercial work which didn't inspire me , I chose to photograph only what intuition led me to, and remained incognito.