I've been a professional, freelance photographer since 1998, after graduating from the New York Institute of Photography in NYC in 1998. Originally certified as a photojournalist, I found photographing an assortment or subjects ranging from community events, private functions, advertisement for small businesses, and even lighthouses and maritime subjects are more fulfilling. I even found photographing lighthouses and maritime subjects is more lucrative and...fun. I can't explain it anymore than that. And I continue to that today. When you check out my store, you know what I mean.