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My interest in making photographs goes back more than 50 years. It started when my grandmother saw something in me as a teenager and gave me her 35 mm Argus camera. My connection with that Germain-made camera clicked right away. It changed my life. In college I studied environmental sciences and journalism, a combination that opened many doors to both writing and photography. I’ve worked at small newspapers and freelanced for a number of agricultural trade magazines for a number of years before returning to my alma mater, UC Davis, in 1987 as both writer and photographer in the agricultural and environmental sciences. In my 30+ year career with the University of California, I photographed and wrote about a wide range of subject matter in locations from one end of the state to the other. My job was to communicate the activities of faculty, staff, students, supporters and others. I think I did a very good job and retired a little over a year ago. I’m now focused on continuing my interest and passion about nature in its many manifestations, the challenges our environment faces, and the people who are dedicated to finding conservation and resource use solutions.