The images above were taken in Venice and the Chianti region of Italy. All were made with a plastic toy camera, the Diana, that uses 120 size film and produces a square negative roughly 1-5/8 inches square. Its only adjustments are focus (you guess) and sunny or overcast for exposure. Because the lens is plastic and the film is not held perfectly flat in the camera, the corners tend to go soft and darken a bit. It's a look that I rather like.

These images were made during a trip to New Orleans. It was my first visit and I was struck by the dichotomy in the general mood of the city. From people seemingly down and out (image 1) to people singing in doorways, as the waiter is doing at far right. Entertainers everywhere; from kids strapping taps to their tennis shoes (image 2) to women in burlesque parlors (image 4).

This is really just a selection of images made over the years that are among my favorites for one reason or another. From left: another shot with the Diana, this time of my best friend Lesley on the roof of the studio. Next, a fisheye shot taken on my parents property. I remember my dad asking if he could assist when the woman and I were heading outside on a brisk fall day, she wearing only a robe. The shot of the two kids represents the first time I ever approached strangers to ask if I could photograph them. The double exposure was done in-camera of Gary Gladstone, an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Finally, a shot that means a lot to me, my grandpa, who passed away quite a few years ago... a great man.