I am a photographer and poet. my work explores themes of human interaction, family relationships, emotion and environment. Born in Brooklyn, New York, I grew up on Long Island and graduated from Queens College, City University of New York with a degree in American literature. I later attended the art students league in NYC studying life drawing under the artist, will barnet. in addition, I hold a master's degree and doctorate in communication disorders and enjoyed a thirty year career as a clinical audiologist in private practice. My present work reflects my interest in a range of photographic genres including traditional landscape, portrait studies and classic street photography. I have gained particular inspiration from the work of the photographer ruth Orkin and the Photo League photographers of the nineteen forties and fifties. My photography has been featured in the capital district's annual Photo regional and was awarded first prize in 2020. I relocated to upstate New York in 1987 and presently reside in Downtown Albany with my nine year old wire fox terrier, LULU.
