I built my ultimate small, portable Nikon kit with a Zfc and a selection of autofocus and manual lenses.
Welcome
I am an Oklahoma-based editorial and commercial photographer and widely published writer, and a long-time IT networking professional. I like to tell stories about real people doing unusual things. I like working on complex networking projects. I like to exercise. A lot. You can read and view my stories about farmers, ranchers, electrical linemen, motorcycle riders, fishermen, hunters, IT professionals and technologies, and a multitude of others right here on my web site and in dozens of local, regional and national magazines.
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An evening walk around downtown Edmond
I took my mirrorless Nikon Z6 camera and an old manual-focus Nikon lens for an evening walk in downtown Edmond.

Grandpa Triathlon for my 63rd birthday
I plan to do a triathlon with my grandkids for my 63rd birthday. My goal is to have fun and inspire them to live an actively healthy lifestyle.
Stories

Oklahoma Senator Mike Schulz
In 2016 I had an assignment to photograph Oklahoma State Senator Mike Schulz at his cotton farm in southwest Oklahoma.

Riding the Sugar Creek Adventure route in western Oklahoma
In early January 2023, me and my friend road the Sugar Creek adventure loop out of Hinton, Oklahoma on our duals port motorcycles.

Camping in our twin-engine Cessna at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh
In 2001 my son Adam and I flew our twin-engine Cessna T310R to EAA Airventure and camped under the wing while attending “the world’s largest fly-in”.
Writing

Find the Good in People and Tell It
Several years ago I began writing for a company in Tennessee that was founded by world-renowned … [Read More...]

Throw Back Thursday – Electric Light Bulbs
Two years ago I wrote and photo illustrated a story about compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) … [Read More...]

Hillbilly Dual Sport story for Thunder Roads Magazine
My wife and I took in north central Arkansas in May and I wrote a feature story about our trip for … [Read More...]
4x5x365 Project

4x5x365 – Image 266
I was out one cold winter Sunday exploring some overloading routes in western Oklahoma in our Jeep Wrangler and came across this … [Read More...]

4x5x365 – Image 265
I was driving my Jeep Wrangler in western Oklahoma on a lonely blacktop county road and saw a sign "Jesse Chisolm Grave --->". I … [Read More...]

4x5x365 – Image 264
I made it a point to spend some time in Wilburton, Oklahoma - the home to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad. This is a locally owned … [Read More...]
From my photo archives

In the studio with Micha Young
I have done several sessions with Micha Young, a mom and wife from Enid, Oklahoma. She is always great to work with and this time in 2015 I invited her into my studio for a photo session both in color and black and white. Most of the images I shot with my Nikon D800, but […]

Working cow ranches
A few years ago I had a fun assignment to photograph working cow ranches across Oklahoma – one in southeast Oklahoma, one in north central Oklahoma, and another in far western Oklahoma. These are photos from rounding up cattle one morning on a ranch in western Oklahoma.