I have been a working Photographer since 1985,
working in many different photographic fields and specialties.

After graduating from Photography School,
I gained invaluable photography experience working for The Eagle,
a weekly Newspaper in Cambridge, NY.
Shooting local sports, events and news and 
developing the images in my own darkroom
helped me develop the skills that I rely on today in my work.
It was also my first taste of working on a deadline.
Even though the deadline was only once a week.

I spent quite a few years as a Wildlife and Nature Photographer,
which took me to many interesting places and taught me
many lessons about photography and life.
I got the chance to photograph Bears & Eagles in Alaska 
and spent a lot of time photographing the local 
wildlife in New York State as well.
Adirondack Scenic Photography was something that was also a 
specialty of mine, shooting the beauty of 
the Adirondack mountains and streams with my 4x5 View Camera.
There is nothing like the color of the Adirondacks in October.
I displayed and sold my Nature Photography work 
at many galleries, art shows and craft fairs.
In 1997 I started my web site, SharpPhoto.com 
as a way to sell my Nature photography.
Though I don't get the chance to do as much Nature Photography as I used to,
leasing images rights to my nature photography and
selling photographs of nature subjects continues to be 
an active part of my business. 

Over the years SharpPhoto.com has evolved with me as 
I have developed my Photography business into what it is today.

I worked as a Staff Photographer for the Post Star, a daily paper in Glens Falls.
This was my first taste of using professional digital photography equipment.
It was love at first click. I was born to shoot digital. 
I welcomed the chance to be able to 
immediately see the results of what I was shooting and to 
never have to work in a darkroom with smelly chemicals again.
It was also a chance to work on a very tight deadline, every day.
The Post Star's Chief Photographer Monty Calvert shared with me much of his 
Knowledge about photography and specific photographic situations
from his 30+ years at the paper.
Working with editors and reporters on assignments 
gave me a chance to share a combined
vision and play a part in telling a bigger story through images. 

As a Freelance Photographer I have done work for real estate companies, 
colleges, museums, corporate businesses, yearbook companies, galleries,
and countless individual clients.
My Photography has appeared various publications including 
News Day and Adirondack Life Magazine.

Freelance Photography keeps me shooting many different subjects and situations.
I enjoy the diversity that shooting freelance provides as well as the challenges 
often involved.  Working on my own or contracting to help fill the needs of a 
specific project for a client, the end goal is the same, 
to provide great photography to help tell a story through images .

One of the main focuses of my Photography today is Sports and Event Photography.
 Baseball, triathlons, biathlons, running, biking, adventure races, 
football, soccer, track events, skiing, snow boarding, swimming, 
equine events, motor sports,  just to name a few. 
If it is something people have a passion for, it is something I enjoy shooting. 
That is the one quality all the things I shoot have in common is the 
passion of the participants and spectators for their events. 
What brings me satisfaction is being able to capture that passion and 
the excitement of the day with my camera. 
To be able to provide images that will
forever remind them of that moment in time, 
that special day and that special feeling. 

I strive to provide the best photography possible and 
make it available as soon as possible.
I usually have the event up and online the same evening of the event.
That is where my experiences working on a tight deadline have helped me. 

I look forward to the continuing evolution of my Photography business 
and to shooting even more sports & events. 
If you have an event you would like photographed 
or have a need for general freelance photography 
please feel free to contact me
 

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