Photography
I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t interested in photography. Like many things in my life, those interests eventually became obsessions.
In the early ‘80s I co-led a group of hardy travelers into Tibet at a time when travel permits were being granted only to very well connected mountaineering expeditions. Lhasa had no tourist accommodations, so we based ourselves in a retired military compound and set off to explore the glory of the Himalaya.
Photo gear was a lot simpler then, and my trusty, all manual Olympus OM-1 was all I needed—a good thing, because that’s all I had. To this day that trip remains one of the most treasured adventures of my life.
Upon returning home I discovered that many, many people were interested in even a second hand look into that remote and beautiful world. My Tibetan images ended up being published as postcards, book covers, and on calendars. When I figured out that the most saleable images often came from the most inaccessible places in the world, I was hooked. I burned up film at an amazing rate and even took a few good pictures!
A couple of years later I made my first trip to East Africa and, as the saying goes, the rest is history. After 16 trips, I still look forward to my next African adventure. I’ve included a few prints from my first all digital shoot in Tanzania in November/December of 2005. I’ll trade a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for a tent under an acacia tree anytime.
After the initial success of my Tibetan images, my photography has been published in magazines and catalogs, cd and album covers, and even Paul Simon video box covers. I expect the MotoAmericas photos will be sought as well.
