I shot film when I was a teenager using my father's Rolleiflex SLR camera. But the true journey began when I pursued a doctorate at Columbia University, NYC. As a young professor soon after that, I felt the need to do something else other than academic in my spare time. I re-picked up photography.
Academically, I was trained as an educator. Musically, I was trained as a classical pianist. I also play guitar and am blessed with a good singing voice. That installs in me an appreciation of various artistic expressions. I reached a high level of intellectual ability, but I haven't forgotten art.
To me, photography is an art form that inspires imagination, provokes justice, and it invites us to fall in love with the world. It is a spiritual practice, an interpretative art, and it has no fixed boundaries. It is about ways of interpreting the world and the art of telling stories.
Over the years, I have used different cameras. Nikon was my first love. Now I am shooting primarily with Fujifilm.
The photographs shown in this website were taken with Nikon D90, D800, D850; Fuji XT20, XT3, XT4, XH1, 100V and GFX50R.
My current camera bodies: Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujifilm XT4, Fujifilm 100V. Fujifilm XS10, Sony ZV1 (mainly for video footage.)
Lenses: Medium Format
GF 80mm f/1.7
GF 50mm f/3.5
GF 32-64mm f/4
Lenses: Fujifilm X-Series Prime
Fujinon 16mm f/2.8
Fujinon 18mm f/1.4
Fujinon 23 mm f/2
Fujinon 35mm f/1.4
Fujinon 56mm f/1.2
Lenses: Fujifilm X-Series Zoom
Fujinon: 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
Fujinon: 16-55mm f/2.8
Fujinon: 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8
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