.."for me the camera is a passport allowing me access to places and lives, opening doors often un-accessable to most;a priviledged trip welcomed and relished.With it I become witness,confessor, confident, and admirer of subject and place...From it,I accept the responsibilty to the present and to the record for the future.Stealing a moment and holding it forever,as a portal to the future's past, making we photographers, thieves of time."

." I was born in Lyons.France,under a dual-citizenship. Coming to America, living in New York , I became translater for my mother while she struggled to learn enlglish and adopt a different culture. We moved from the city to New Jersey,where our family still has their house allowing me a place to work from while in the metropolitan area. My home base is Miami,Florida.It isn't often one can bridge the gap between the two, but opportunity has it that I am able.

I visit France,my second home, taking advantage of strategicly placed family in the major cities.My status and language allows me to work abroad easily and I know the country well. Growing up between both languages and cultures sensitized me to the differences between people and countries.It cultivated an appreciation and curioustity of others.It helped me greatly in meeting and interacting with people of all levels and backgrounds,a useful tool in my photography. Travel here and abroad have honed both..

I have never made the difference between art and photography. For me they are both the same for the one who takes the right approach with the right attitude. When that changes for me, it will be over.

While yesterday provides for me the knowledge and experience I apply today, it never holds me back from reaching for tomorrow. The best assignments and photographs I have made, have yet to be made.