Photography for me has been an intermittent endeavor because other areas of the arts, music and playwriting, which were my first loves, have continued to lure me in their directions.

 

I first picked up a camera with serious intentions about 15 years ago and was encouraged early-on when I placed second in a photographic contest sponsored by the Washington State Department of Ecology--and no, it was not a picture of a male nude! 

 

In the 1990s some of my images were published as greeting cards and as poster art, and I had two solo shows and participated in many group shows.  Needing some time from behind the lens, I stopped shooting for 5 years, but started again about a year ago, showing two new images at the 2006 Pride Art Exhibit.

 

Queer Eyes 3 is my first exhibit with the Image Collective, and I am delighted to be included in this group of of talented, accomplished photographers.