I am often asked, "What do you photograph?" It is difficult to answer because I usually try not to limit subjects because that limits visual openness and imagination. Sometimes I will pursue a general assignment. With finished prints in hand it is easier to sort pictures into groups for consistency of viewing. I have done that for these galleries but it is an imprecise process.

The West The western U.S.A. seen by a midwesterner feeling the space, the air, the outsized landforms, the dryness, and the reduced presence of natural greenery.	The Midwest The Midwest is home. It is wetter, greener, smaller in scale, and more populous than the West but closer to the heart of this photographer.	Trees Trees are a core element of the environment to me. I am not by nature a mystic, but trees in all their stages of life have held a special visual attraction.

Natural features Rocks are another visual magnet for me in their remarkable variety of shapes and masses. Other smaller-scale natural elements also yield photographs.	Human effects I am pulled to the photographic possibilities of the objects and structures people create.	Indiana limestone Visual impressions of oolitic limestone in Monroe County, Indiana

Central California The Monterey Peninsula, Carmel, Big Sur, and nearby areas are a visually special region. It is no wonder that this is home to the West Coast tradition of photography.