WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD MY MOTHER GAVE ME A 35MM RANGE FINDER CAMERA.  AT 15 YEARS I TOOK OVER A CELLAR BATHROOM AND STARTED DEVELOPING AND PRINTING BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES. A CAMERA WAS ALWAYS ATTACHED TO MY SIDE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS 30, THAT I  BECOME A FREELANCER. OVERTIME MY EFFORTS EVENTUALLY LED TO SPECIALIZING IN CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS. I PRODUCED IMAGES AND MARKETING MATERIALS THAT SUPPORTED THE MARKETING EFFORTS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS. I AM RETIRED NOW, AND ATTEMPTING A NEW ROLE AS AN ARTIST. PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY MEDIA OF CHOICE, ALTHOUGH I LIKE PASTELS AS WELL.