Jeff uses his classic photography training to create a unique photographic storytelling style that allows the viewer to form their own narrative. Staying true to the medium, he embraces the digital innovations of the present while honoring the film traditions of the past.
A San Francisco native, Jeff was influenced by the various artistic and photographic trends sweeping the Bay Area. While in high school, Jeff studied photography under Ralph Rappaport, an associate of Ansel Adams, and undertook many photographic trips to Yosemite, Carmel and Point Lobos. Rappaport, a major influence, taught Jeff the Zone System and advanced film development and darkroom printing techniques.
Rappaport also introduced Jeff to Ruth Bernhard, who met him in her home for a private critique of his work. This meeting, with one of the world’s definitive photographers, influenced Jeff's future work greatly.
He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art Photography from San Francisco State University and studied under photographers Don Worth, Jack Welpott, Catherine Wagner and Melanie Walker, and painters Paul Pratchenko and Robert Bechtle.
An award-winning fine art photographer and photojournalist, Jeff's work has been widely published and exhibited, including at the Lafayette Library, the Orinda Library, the Town Hall Theatre Gallery in Lafayette, the Frank Bette Center for the Arts in Alameda, the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville, and the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
