My interest in photography began when I was twelve years old. My father gave me a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye to use on my school trip to Washington DC. It wasn't until I was in the Navy when I was stationed in West Pac Vietnam Campaign that I developed a serious interest in photography. My initial interest became a passion for photography. I realized that I wanted to expand my interest in photography by attending Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California. I majored in Commercial Photography. Santa Barbara in the 1970s was a fantastic...more