When I was about 8 years old, my parents gave me my first camera. It was a Minolta 35mm with a 50mm f/1.7 prime lens. I was instantly fascinated with taking photos of small stuff. My first ever photos were of ants on our blacktop driveway. At the time I had no idea what “macro” photography was, but I knew I really liked it! As the years wore on I faded in and out of interest with cameras and creating images, but the age of digital camera in the late 90’s drew me back in. I was a “professional” photographer when I lived in FL in the early 2000s, shooting a lot of wildlife and state attractions for the FL Visitors Guide (I got the cover shot one year!), and then again during the pandemic, shooting real estate photos (Zzzzzz….) and drone work. I’ve recently committed myself to learning to shoot in a studio setting and just shooting more in general as a creative outlet. This front page is just a smattering of photos; mostly mine, some from others where noted. It’s more a glimpse at my life than a portfolio of work. There are other galleries linked above, most of which are NSFW.
A note about nudity:
In the USA we are bombarded with violent images on every screen we look at. It’s perfectly acceptable for social media to host videos of cops shooting people, images of war, ultra violent fighting, where people cheer to see men and women beat each other to a bloody pulp. These are acceptable for children over 13 to see, but we all know that much younger kids have access to these images too. Now, imagine scrolling through Facebook and seeing an image of a nude man or woman. Not images of people having sex. Just a nude person on a beach, or at a pool, or walking in the forest. That’ll get you banned. It’s straight up not allowed, for any one of any age. Why? Why on Earth do we allow so much violent imagery and not simple, beautiful, innocent, nudity? Well this is my mission. I want to join many other people out there who are trying to normalize nudity. I believe deeply that it’s much healthier to have an open attitude about nudity and be anti violence. To put it simply: NUDITY ISN’T PORN. I promise that none of these images will hurt you.
