Not a professional... self-taught.
My father always had cameras around, as well as National Geographic magazines, and both are no doubt early influences. After some early forays with old Brownie cameras and the like, I started more seriously taking photos in 1987, using various 35mm film cameras over the years... my dad's old Konica rangefinder, my dad's older Minolta SLR, a Pentax SLR w/ 28-70 zoom-lens, and even an Olympus point-and-shoot.
In 2004 I moved to digital, and discovered a whole new world. The immediacy of digital really stimulated experimention in ways not possible (or too expensive) with film, as well as my general interest in taking photos.
I like to try different things but I don't like to spend a lot of money, so for example, I use found objects or build my own filters. I prefer "in camera" effects rather than post-manipulation.
Favorite subjects: rusted things, industrial things, nature (trees, fungi), patterns in nature or the city, architectural details...
Some of my photos can be seen on the following websites:
Fungal Diversity on Mont-Royal (i.e. my photo page dedicated to fungi/mushrooms).
Last updated: 2024.08.22.