I participated in numerous photo classes and workshops at the local art institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan over 40 years. Lots of B&W and wet darkroom work, including large format, with an emphasis on the local landscape. That interest took a different direction when I started working with a DSLR and began photography local forest preserves in southwest Michigan in color. My focus on the local landscape and flora has continued since my move to Sarasota, Florida.