A Day in the Life (continued)    

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  My camera is an extension of both my mind and my heart. Having used the same SLRs for over 20 years, I have now mastered their use. Therefore, I can let my mind run free with the constant visual stimulation I experience 12 hours a day.




Editing is an important part of the creative process, and I've learned to be ruthless in this regard; 90 percent of my slides end up in the trash can. I often shoot 10-20 images of the same subject, and make it my goal to come up with one or two outstanding images.
  I enjoy sharing my photographs with as many people as possible, so that others can learn what these faraway places are really about. Slide shows and lectures are a satisfying way to do this, because they provide you with a direct and immediate response from a live audience.

My Connecticut television show, "The Unconventional Traveler," also enables me to share my works with large numbers of people. And having my work published in national magazines is not only rewarding, but gives the work permanence. Being a travel documentary photographer fulfills my two great passions in life - travel and photography. Peru proved to be a photographer's paradise in many ways, with wonderful, colorful, friendly people who have fascinating lifestyles. Awe-inspiring ruins and mysterious landscapes with magical light will fill your days with enlightenment and beauty.
  After 30 years of dreaming about this faraway land, I finally fulfilled my quest in several ways. By traveling slowly by myself, I had the freedom to experience Peru completely on my own terms. Not knowing what each new day would bring, I found the photography always exciting and the new adventures numerous. And now my images will live on for present and future generations to see how this most special country appeared at the turn of the millennium.




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