Born in Switzerland and raised in New England, my love of photography began at an early age. By the time I was 14, I built a small darkroom in my basement and learned how to develop and print black and white photographs. It was magical to watch the images appear under the dim glow of the orange safelight. I became the photo editor of my high school's newspaper, art magazine and year book. I went on to study photography and received my fine arts degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and then promptly moved to Southern California after a few cold winters in Rochester! Pasadena was my home for the past forty years, with a recent move to Northern California. Some of the artists and photographers that have influenced my work include Robert Frank, Edward Hopper, Jay Maisel, Richard Avedon and Fred Herzog. A love of vibrant colors, strong graphics and composition guides me, and I’m always looking for that special angle and quality of light that brings out the texture and