When I was a 12-year-old midwestern youth, I got hooked on cameras. At the time, I was shooting with my father's old Voigtländer 35mm he purchased while in the Air Force. I learned a lot using that old thing. Although dust covered, I still have it today. I shot everything - but landscapes and wildlife? I just loved that.Fresh out of high school, I landed a job at a Des Moines TV station and began shooting news. This was the start of a long career doing something new and exciting nearly every day. I spent the next 13 years...more
