I use my web site as a simple tool to share my work. My research and specialization is primarily focused in the areas of photomicrography, biomedical photography, and laboratory photography used to gather and preserve experimental information. During my career, I have also been interested in showcasing science images in non-scientific environments.

I have been at RIT since 1986 when I was hired as an instructor in the Biomedical Photographic Communications department. I have served as the chair of the department for many years and I teach numerous undergraduate courses spanning all levels of the program's curriculum. I also teach a variety of workshops including a week long seminar course, Digital Imaging using a Light Microscope which was initiated in 1997. It is sponsored by the Karolinska Institutet located in Stockholm, Sweden. I serve as the Chair of the Lennart Nilsson Award nominating committee which is also administered at the Karolinska Institutet.

While at RIT, I have been actively investigating problems and related issues found when photography is used to collect and preserve scientific data for investigation. These explorations have resulted in various publications during my career. A sampling of my publications may been found by following the publications link. I served as the editor-in-chief of the Focal Encyclopedia of Photography-fourth edition which was released in March 2007. I have a wide range of imaging experiences using light microscopy equipment distributed by Nikon, Olympus, Zeiss MicroImaging and others.

My career has provided me with extraordinary opportunities and I feel very fortunate to have been able to do so many interesting things. A few of the projects that I collaborate on would be the RIT Big Shot and the Images from Science projects. Several professional achievements that I am proud of would include having been chosen as the 2003 the recipient the RIT Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching and the 2003 and 2008 College of Imaging Arts And Sciences Gitner Prize recipient. In 2007 I was presented the Schmidt Award by the BioCommunications Association for lifetime achievment in the life sciences and communications field.

I have been actively making pictures since 1974. Examples of my earliest work can be found in my Utica, New York - 1973 photographs. You can see other examples of my photography by following this link: people_places.html. I am also sometimes interested in photographing snowflakes during the long and gray Rochester, New York winters.