My father showed me how to use his Leica IIIc and General Electric lightmeter about sixty years ago and I have been taking photos ever since. Now "from whose bourne no traveler returns" and despite our very different photography inclinations, we nevertheless walk along together every time I wander out to shoot.

The motivation behind Monochrome Projects is relatively simple - to identify, elaborate and realize in some persistent fashion my photographic initiatives. Heretofore my work has had an haphazard character - not bad (or at least I like to think not), but more was possible with some structure and expressed purpose. Monochrome Projects is simply that - a more disciplined occasion to more fully realize some modest photographic expressions.

I am fortunately with New York as my home and hence the foreground and background for much of this work. Beyond being wonderfully photogenic, New York photographers are doubly fortunate in having a vibrant community through which to share ideas, experiences and resources - the wonderful museums and galleries, the schools and programs, the organized meet-ups, the serendipitous crossing of paths and so much more.  And yes, New York has many dealer options, but for care, thoughtfulness and quality Jeff Hirsch and his staff at Foto Care remain unsurpassed.

That original Leica IIIc has been replaced by numerous others. I work primarily in 35mm and medium formats, both analog and digital - from various analog Leicas (M1 through MP), an Alpa S/WA 12 and Hasselblad SWC and Rolleiflex and...to a digital Leica M-10 Monochrome and Fuji 100S. My preferences fall to analog but heretofore virtually all of the projects featured here are from digital sources, chiefly the Leica M-10 Monochrome. When darkrooms were readily available I did a fair amount of printing, but have now moved to scanning (The Darkroom), digital post-processing (Capture One into Silver Efex Pro) and digital-to-silver printing through Digital Silver Imaging.

Let me know your thoughts, etc. and at the least I hope you enjoy this work...