• Undergraduate Education: BA, with a major in Fine Arts and teaching.

• Briefly taught Art K-12.

• Graduate degree: MFA, Pratt Institute, with a major in photography.

• Assisted major fashion photographers, Jean Pagliuso, Kourken Pakchanian, Patrice Casanova, Bill Conners.

• Photographed extensively in Italy for fashion magazines: Italian Bazaar, Italian Vogue, Amica and others.

• Returned to the US, began photographing both on and off figure for J. Crew in 1983-1997.

• Traveled extensively photographing for most major catalogs and department stores in the US.

• Recipient of numerous catalog awards for J. Crew photography, and most recently Catalog Age Gold Award for Hanna Andersson Holiday 2000 catalog. Click logo to read article.

• Established, own and maintain a fully equiped 3,500 sq. ft. studio in Chelsea, NYC.

• Clients have included:

Avon

J. Crew

Perry Ellis Sportswear

Sigrid Olsen

Target Stores

Simplicity Patterns US

Simplicity Patterns UK

Vogue Patterns

Mc Call's Patterns

Spiegel

The Avenue

Hanna Andersson

Garnett Hill

J. Jill

L.L. Bean

Old Navy

The Gap

Girl Scouts

Hecht's

Stern's

Foley's

Rich's

Popular Club Plan

Clifford and Wills

Marks and Spencer, UK

J.C. Penney

Chadwick's of Boston

Brownstone Studio

Lew Magram

Bedford Fair/Willow Ridge

Arizona Mail Order

Stein Mart

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