I began my love for photography as many have done in the past, processing their own film and making their own prints in the darkroom. I also began a love affair with the old processes in photography. I studied them in college and practiced them as often as i could. using the old chemicals and processes is a skill and an art. Printing 8x10 contact prints is an art that is lost on the new digital photographer. Working this way i feel a deep connection with all the photographer who have come before me. Black and white photography is my passion and my obsession. It dwells within me. I will always more deeply apricate black and white photographs through my deep understanding of the processes.