My Passions

I am married to a beautiful, charming, intelligent, loving, and sensible wife.  I am an uncle to a delightful niece and two growing and fascinating nephews.  I am the keeper, best friend, and servant of two loyal rescue dogs.

I love the outdoors.  I have climbed Half Dome and Mount Whitney, I have hiked on a glacier in Chamonix, France and climbed Preikestolen and Gaustatoppen in Norway.  I have bicycled through the Alps, Pyrenees, and Dolomites as well as most of the western states.

My wife and I are eco-friendly.  We recycle, make our own compost, and grow our own herbs and tomatoes.  I recently refitted our home with compact fluorescent eco-bulbs to minimize our energy consumption.  My wife is vegetarian.  Our dogs are carnivores.  I eat meat and fish occasionally.

I am a foodie and love to play in the kitchen.  I have a pastry bag, rolling pin, wire whisk, mandoline, and an ice cream machine and know how to use them.  Like photography, the culinary arts are a fascinating combination of technology, technique, culture, and art.  I have some culinary training and enjoy practicing my art and entertaining my family and friends.

I love gardens and enjoy learning about plants.  I love trees – redwoods, dogwoods, birch, weeping willows, deciduous magnolias, and Japanese maples.  I love rhododendrons, hydrangeas, lavender, calla lilies, and wisteria.  I prune my own Japanese maples and have visited Japanese gardens in Japan, California, and Oregon.

I am passionate about travel and culture.  I was born in England to an English Mum and a Norwegian Dad.  I grew up in San Francisco and have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area (east bay, wine country, peninsula) for most of my life.  I have traveled to more than 30 countries – Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America – and am thankful for all that I have learned from the people of the world.

I photograph weddings because I love them.