Brews & Business Monthly Virtual Meetup – Breaking Into Video

As a photojournalist, much of the work has been in the editorial field, documenting the human condition. I was a Contributing Photographer to People Magazine for twenty years, shot on assignment for all of the Time-Life magazines and nearly all of the other national publications before they went the way of the dinosaur.

When Corporate America discovered that this style of natural, candid, real imagery made them look good to their customers and shareholders, my client base expanded. Pays more too.

Same goes for the world of wedding imagery. When the industry broke loose from the posed, “look here and smile” cliché photographs, my style helped book lots of them. These too paid well. Two words I never utter in the same sentence, “say” and “cheese”.After working alongside film and video crews on assignments ranging from TV and movie sets to news coverage, it felt comfortable adding motion and audio to my menu of services. Despite this exposure, it’s been an uphill battle with a steep learning curve, yet offering exciting challenges.

I share a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism and my photographs have garnered awards nationally and locally. I’m a published author of four photography books, taught photojournalism at the university level, led photo workshops, even sat at a desk as a Photo Editor, The Denver Post. Served on the Professional Advisory Committee at the Art Institute for over a dozen years.

I’ve been a member of the Colorado Professional Videographers Association (CoPVA) for several years, a Lifetime Member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). Joined this group in 1980, have served as Chapter President and Treasurer.

Hiking, sailing, diving are cool pastimes. Same goes for my 20+ year yoga practice (including certification as a yoga instructor), harmonica playing (gets better the more I practice), and exploring the world of Infrared photography.