The first camera I remember using was in the late 1960’s and might have been a Kodak Brownie Flashmite or something similar. Throughout my youth I had a few cameras such as a Praktica, Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR, Pentax Spotmatic SP500 and finally a Nikon F2A. The idea of pursuing a working career as a professional photographer never entered my mind until after finishing high school, whereupon I enrolled into the 'Photographic Arts' program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Ryerson University). Afterwards, I received my real-life training as a photographer's assistant.

I see myself as having two distinct careers: a commercial advertising/industrail photographer and later on, a golf landscape photographer.

Commercial Work

In the early days my preference was to be in the controlled environment of a studio. Using mostly large format 4x5 and 8x10 cameras, I shot a wide variety of subjects: from table-top products to room sets, food, people and even the odd fashion shoot. In the 1990’s, I shot mostly on location for corporate/industrial clients, travelling around North America and to the UK photographing in factories, assembly line plants, offices etc.

Golf Landscape Photography

In 1995 an unexpected referral and assignment came my way that eventually led to a specialty in an area of professional photography I never knew existed. I was asked to create photographs for arguably Canada's most premier golf course at the time. By the end of the commission I knew specializing in golf course photography was a perfect fit for me. The timing was ideal because the golf industry was about to embark on an unprecedented upswing in popularity primarily due to one incredibly talented American amateur moving up to the pros. It seemed everyone was interested in the game and new golf courses were opening everywhere. The need for successful golf imagery was more important than ever before.

Over 20 plus years of shooting golf courses, my work has taken me across Canada, USA, the UK and Ireland to some of the world’s best golf destinations for a variety of clients including numerous golf clubs, golf architects, golf magazines, book publishers, advertising agencies, resorts, property developers, etc.

Present Day

After more than 35 years as an independent working photographer I am no longer accepting commissions. 

These days I have returned to taking pictures for myself, something I admit I had forgotten how to do! I started off as a photography enthusiast and now I am back to being a hobbyist. Back to shooting film as well!

To everyone I worked with, thank you.