Welcome to Mike's website!  Mike is currently an aircraft Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Adminsitration.  Mike is also a decorated 36-year career military pilot, he has traded in his wings now, translating his enthusiasm for flying into being an avid photographer. It was more than 40 years ago that Mike picked up his first camera, a Kodak Box Camera that used 120 black and white film.  Mike has always had an interest in photographing anything that was flying, walking, crawling or swimming.

The Kodak Box Camera is sadly long-gone, replaced now with an assortment of Nikon equipment to include a Nikon D700 and D300 for his digital work, and an F100 film Camera for black and white infrared. He captures stunning landscapes with a 10.5 mm lens, and uses a 600 mm to be up close and personnel with the wildlife he enjoys photographing.

A photograph occurs in a fraction of a second when the photographer releases the shutter.  With his images, Mike takes the viewer to that magical place and space in time.  Through sharing these images, Mike hopes to motivate others to appreciate, preserve and protect our environment for our future generations.  Mike's images are a representation of his ideals not only in regard to nurturing our environment, but also in respect for all those animals that are flying, walking, crawling or swimming.  The wildlife in Mike's images are not tamed, caged, nor are they from game farms.  No animals are harmed in any way and they are left to live in their environment.

Mike's work has been featured in such publications as Texas Highways, Nature Photography, Audubon, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Monthly, Travel Host magazines, Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau, International Crane Foundation Bugle Magazine and Windsport Magazine.  Most of the images are from Texas, but some are from Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming and New Mexico.

Thank you for visiting.  If you have any questions, Mike would welcome the opportunity to talk more with you.