I am Past Presdent of a major camera club in New Jersey and continue in various board capacities. I am Past President of the Cosmopolitan Chapter, PSA, Photographic Society of America. Through these and other organizations I have been the recipient of many ribbons, medals and awards for my photography, in both nature and pictorial. My work has been published in various calendars and State Nature Conservency Brochures and am a NJ Federation of Camera Clubs Compitition Judge. Also, I am the founder of the Essex County Nature Photographers Club and we meet at the Essex County Environmental Center.

I have been photographing for over 25 years and my photography education is on-going. I've attended classes at F.I.T., The New School University and particepate in many workshops conducted by professional photographers.

Among my many activities, I teach photography, am a lecturer with various photographic, travel and educational topics and also conduct field trips to many photographic locations.