Just outside of Ithaca NY and the finger lakes. I am a landscape/street photographer from Kansas City. I prefer grand landscapes in epic environments, but will do headshots and portraits for pay. I started photography in 1978, but my corporate career took my focus for the past 40 years. However, this rubbed off on my youngest daughter who is a journalist/photo journalist/writer in the New York area. Heavily involved in the arts, and have a degree in guitar and have been a professional musician my entire life. I look forward to learning from others and getting inspiration for my own work.

While on a business trip to Albany NY, I took a detour to Saratoga Springs NY and drove through the battlefield. The rich history is amazing and this shot of the Battlefield was haunting. In October of 1777, the American armed forces under General Horatio Gates accepted the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga. The Americans had about 400 casualties (mostly wounded) and no POWs while the English lost 400 soldiers with over 6,000 captured. This was the turning point in the revolutionary war and decided who had control over the Hudson valley of NY. Even 247 years later it is hard to be on this land and not feel a sense of awe similar to that felt at Gettysburg. The photos below are of the Nielsen farm which was used as the American aid station and the main field separating the British from the American forces. On the battlefield, the Hudson River is just in front of the hills at the horizon in the background. This random field in New York cemented our standing with France, Spain, and the Dutch who then became strong allies with us against England. I was lucky that the clouds and sun cooperated and gave me dappled light and faint light rays across these fields giving an additional sense of awe. To be published in my book when I retire…….