Photography, for me, begins with noticing.
The way light catches the edge of a wave. A reflection that changes an ordinary view. The drama of clouds gathering over a landscape. The geometry of a centuries-old structure. A moment of movement, color or quiet that makes me stop and look again.
Those are the moments I’m drawn to photograph. Sometimes I go looking for them; sometimes they appear unexpectedly. Either way, my hope is the same: that when you look at one of my photographs, you feel as though you were standing beside me when I took it—seeing what caught my eye and experiencing something of that moment for yourself.
My way of seeing has been shaped by a lifetime in the visual arts. As a child, I returned again and again to the illustrations in my books, fascinated by how an artist could create an entire world in a single image. I began drawing and painting at an early age and went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, where illustration was my primary focus and photography became another way of seeing.
My professional life continued along that same visual path through graphic design, publishing, museum exhibitions and photography. My award-winning book and exhibition design work meant years spent looking closely at art and imagery—thinking about composition, visual relationships and how people experience what they see. I didn’t know it at the time, but all of it was quietly shaping the photographer I would become.
When I moved to St. Augustine in 2008, photography came rushing back into my life. I was surrounded by water, remarkable architecture, changing skies, historic landscapes and the extraordinary light of Northeast Florida. I began carrying my camera again, exploring and photographing what I saw.
Before long, a friend saw one of my photographs of the Castillo de San Marcos and asked if I would make a print for her mother. I remember being surprised—and honored—that someone wanted to live with one of my photographs. That simple request became the beginning of something I hadn’t anticipated. My work moved from my camera and computer onto walls, and eventually into art shows, galleries, exhibitions and private collections.
The subjects I photograph have expanded far beyond St. Augustine, but the instinct behind the work remains the same. I’m interested in beautiful places, certainly, but even more in what happens within them: light and weather, water and movement, reflections and details, unexpected perspectives, and fleeting combinations that may exist for only a moment.
My background as a painter and illustrator influences the way I compose an image and respond to color, texture, balance and light. My years as a designer taught me to edit—to decide what belongs within a frame, what doesn’t, and how the eye moves through an image. Photography has taught me to keep paying attention, and I still get excited by what I discover.
I want to show you what made me stop.
The Legacy Collection
My Legacy Collection represents the evolution of my journey as a fine art photographer and the photographs I have chosen to produce as finished works of art.
Each image is printed using archival inks on archival canvas, giving the finished work depth, texture and a physical presence that connects naturally to my beginnings as a painter. I often print my work at a large scale, allowing the viewer to experience the image more fully—to feel less as though they are looking at a photograph and more as though they could step into the scene.
Each photograph is signed and numbered in a limited edition of 250 and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Selected Recognition
Avery St. Jean First Place Award - St. Augustine Art Association
Spanish Street Morning Reflection
2026 Spring Members Show
Spanish Street Morning Reflection
2026 Spring Members Show
Honorable Mention — St. Augustine Art Association
High Bridge Palm II
2024 Fantastic Florida Show
High Bridge Palm II
2024 Fantastic Florida Show
Award of Honor — Halifax Art Festival
Reflections of Memorial Presbyterian
2023
Reflections of Memorial Presbyterian
2023
United States Postal Service — Castillo de San Marcos Commemorative Stamp, 2021
In 2019, representatives of the U.S. Postal Service requested a collection of my Castillo de San Marcos photographs as reference imagery for the artwork created for the 2021 commemorative stamp.
In 2019, representatives of the U.S. Postal Service requested a collection of my Castillo de San Marcos photographs as reference imagery for the artwork created for the 2021 commemorative stamp.
Honorable Mention — St. Augustine Camera Club
Duck Ripples
2019 Fall Members Show
Duck Ripples
2019 Fall Members Show
National Park Service — Find Your Park Centennial, 2016
Selected as one of 45 first-prize winners from more than 5,400 submissions to the National Park Service Centennial Find Your Park photography contest.
Selected as one of 45 first-prize winners from more than 5,400 submissions to the National Park Service Centennial Find Your Park photography contest.
St. Augustine: America’s First City, 2015
A photograph of the Castillo de San Marcos was selected by historian Dr. J. Michael Francis for the cover of St. Augustine: America’s First City, A Story of Unbroken History & Enduring Spirit.
A photograph of the Castillo de San Marcos was selected by historian Dr. J. Michael Francis for the cover of St. Augustine: America’s First City, A Story of Unbroken History & Enduring Spirit.
The First City Through the Eyes of Masters, 2015
Photography featured in an exhibition pairing historic paintings of St. Augustine with contemporary photographs of the same places, creating a visual conversation between the city’s past and present.
Photography featured in an exhibition pairing historic paintings of St. Augustine with contemporary photographs of the same places, creating a visual conversation between the city’s past and present.