On Photography

So much has transpired since I received my first camera at age six, and not only my passion for creating images. The story of me and photography began when my maternal grandfather presented me with a Kodak Brownie camera, and several rolls of 620 film. My mother patiently taught me how to load it, and right after I started making images. I still feel the same anticipation and excitement I did then waiting for the film to be ready at the photo lab, however, not many years later I began doing all of my own darkroom work, and I still do. I shoot all the film formats, color, black and white, and alternative process image making. I don’t shoot much digital, I prefer rolling up my sleeves and doing it the analog way.

Professional Life

Professionally I’m the Director of Technology for a creative marketing agency. My specialty is in providing technology solutions and services to creative environments, meaning graphic designers producing digital, and print media, motion graphics, sound/audio, 3D illustration, web development, and more. I’ve always worked in Apple/Mac/iOS centric businesses, I’m an Apple Certified Mac Technician. I also do cyber security, network management, firewall administration, and a host of many other technology functions. I also have a Mac consulting business, ESC Mac Consulting, visit me at my other site www.escmacconsulting.com.

The Things We Do

Besides photography I’ve done and do many other things:

• I’m a board member of The Halide Project, which is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the continued practice and appreciation of film and historic process photography. Visit us at www.thehalideproject.org
• I hold a first degree black belt in Kenpo and mixed martial arts.
• I play the electric bass, and acoustic bottle neck blues guitar.
• I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 10 years old.
• I collect vintage rock and blues vinyl albums.
• There’s more, but I’ll keep it to these for now.