As one who has been documenting military aircraft and
their operations for 18 years, I have had the opportunity to travel to
various bases and the honor of working with some of the greatest people in
uniform. I will forever be in their debt for their inspiration,
encouragement and support.
I am currently NATOPS qualified as a select passenger
for flight and I have logged over fifty hours in various in high-performance
military aircraft and helicopters including the F-14B Tomcat, F/A-18B/D Hornet,
F/A-18F Super Hornet, S-3B Viking, TA-4J Skyhawk, F-5F Tiger II, EA-6B Prowler
and the SH-60F/H Seahawk. These flights were conducted during operations aboard
the aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Nimitz, and USS Harry S Truman as
well as Naval Air Stations, Cecil Field, Fallon, Jacksonville, Key West, Lemoore
and Oceana. Non-flying assignments have taken me aboard the carriers USS
Constellation, USS Enterprise, USS John F. Kennedy and Air Stations Miramar and
North Island.
My goal is simple, to provide the best in aviation
photography and journalism. In pursuing this mission, my work has been
published internationally in such magazines as Air Forces Monthly,
Air International, Aircraft Illustrated, Combat Aircraft (UK), Fuerza
Aerea (Spain), International Air Power Review, The Hook and
Wings of Gold (US). In 2000 I won first place in the Association of
Naval Aviation's second bimonthly photo contest and placed second in
the annual contest for the same year. My images have been selected for the
covers of The Hook (Summer 2006), Air International (May
2002), Wings of Gold (Summer 2000) and World Air Power Journal
(Volume 34, Autumn 1998), featured in the US Naval Academy student catalog
(2000-2001) and recently chosen for display at the USS Hornet (CVS-12)
Museum in Alameda, California. I supplied photographs for the books
Tomcat: Shipborne Superfighter by Jon Lake and Carrier Aviation: An
Airpower Directory by David Donald and Dan March. Both titles published
by AIRTime publishing. I also currently serve as a contributing photographer
for The Hook (US) and provide air-to-air photographic services on
request for US Navy commands such as Sea Control and Strike Fighter Wings
Atlantic.
While I have always relied on Nikon 35mm cameras,
lenses, and Fuji slide film to capture my images, in keeping up with the rapidly
changing world of imaging, I now depend exclusively upon Nikon digital
equipment.
