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As time went on, my favorite dive locations became the many fresh water springs that lace the interior of north Florida. These cave systems or aqueducts were the life sustaining force for the Indians years ago and remain Florida’s primary source for fresh water today. These natural springs are the legendary “Fountain of Youth” sought by Ponce De Leon and his Spanish Conquistadors. Their spring limestone walls and hidden chambers hold the secrets of prehistoric fossilized remains.
The springs offer a magnitude of photographic opportunities from cascading light through eerie cave openings to my favorite photo series “Aquatic Landscapes”. This photo series has a surreal quality of abstract art, I call them “Fish Eye View” because they were taken underwater looking up.
My first underwater camera, the Nikkonor II, was instrumental in my learning the basics of photography. This manual camera without a light meter or any other automatic feature forced me to learn and appreciate the fundamentals of photography.
As a freelance photographer, I have promoted my work though contests, magazines, galleries and calendars. My efforts have been rewarded with a number of contest awards, gallery exhibits and photo sales. My passion lays in capturing the beauty of nature and the water-world on film for the enjoyment of others. The properties of photography I work to master are light, time, and imagination.
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