I have been making art for as long as I can remember. Over the years my styles have changed; I was a painter, photographer, fine artist, commercial photographer, photo illustrator, assemblage artist and back again. Through it all, the one constant is the use of the human figure. Usually nude, I strive to evoke visceral reactions by mixing almost primeval human symbolism with contemporary concerns. I don’t like clothing or labels and prefer androgynous, sculptural models, rendered in a burnished Victorian postcard sepia tone.

My photographs have been exhibited both nationally and internationally and are included in the permanent collections of the National Museum of American Art ( Smithsonian ) and Paris Audiovisual. ( Ville de Paris ) Exhibitions and publications include  “ Splendors et Miseres du Corps” at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris and “ The Society of Illustrators 42nd Annual Show”. My imagery has also appeared in High Fashion Tokyo, Zoom, American Photographer, French Photo, and numerous other periodicals . Along with my personal work, I have co-created numerous published graphic novels and covers with Dc Comics/ Vertigo as well.

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The name for this website came from M.Richard Kirstel one of my first professors. He was convinced that every photograph needed something special, unexpected and out of place. I took him literally and put a fish in it.

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