Art and photography have taken me on a rich and rewarding journey for as long as I can remember.
My Grandma Miller, herself a watercolorist, entered one of my paintings in a "future artists" competition at the local county fair when I was 5 years old. I still have the blue ribbon.
A few years later, I borrowed the family camera for an afternoon, returning home just long enough to ask my surprised parents if we had any more film. In those days, a single roll of film often documented a full year's worth of holidays and other special occasions. I went on to make photographs for my high school yearbook and art department photo classes, knowing that I had found my calling.
After receiving a BFA in photography from the University of Dayton in 1986, I went on to serve as that university's staff photographer for four years. Recruited in 1990, I am now the senior photographer for University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications, and twice have been named Photographer of the Year by a national organization of communications professionals in higher education.
I also accept selective freelance editorial assignments for a variety of publications and projects. My images have been published in major media outlets including the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Science, Nature and Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as specialty magazines such as Association Management, Black Enterprise, e-Server, FamilyFun and Wisconsin Trails. In May 2003, I was hired to photograph for America 24/7, a book series that digitally documented one week in the life of America and each state.
I am a member of the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association and the University Photographers' Association of America. To help keep my thinking and vision fresh, I attend professional workshops and collaborate with other photojournalists whenever possible.
I share a charming 1915 home with my wife, Suzanne, and our two dogs. We do our best to nurture a garden when we aren't doing home renovations or throwing squeak toys. I'm allowed one camera on vacations.
My Grandma Miller, herself a watercolorist, entered one of my paintings in a "future artists" competition at the local county fair when I was 5 years old. I still have the blue ribbon.
A few years later, I borrowed the family camera for an afternoon, returning home just long enough to ask my surprised parents if we had any more film. In those days, a single roll of film often documented a full year's worth of holidays and other special occasions. I went on to make photographs for my high school yearbook and art department photo classes, knowing that I had found my calling.
After receiving a BFA in photography from the University of Dayton in 1986, I went on to serve as that university's staff photographer for four years. Recruited in 1990, I am now the senior photographer for University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications, and twice have been named Photographer of the Year by a national organization of communications professionals in higher education.
I also accept selective freelance editorial assignments for a variety of publications and projects. My images have been published in major media outlets including the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Science, Nature and Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as specialty magazines such as Association Management, Black Enterprise, e-Server, FamilyFun and Wisconsin Trails. In May 2003, I was hired to photograph for America 24/7, a book series that digitally documented one week in the life of America and each state.
I am a member of the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association and the University Photographers' Association of America. To help keep my thinking and vision fresh, I attend professional workshops and collaborate with other photojournalists whenever possible.
I share a charming 1915 home with my wife, Suzanne, and our two dogs. We do our best to nurture a garden when we aren't doing home renovations or throwing squeak toys. I'm allowed one camera on vacations.