About the Photographer

In 1977, at the age of 8, I went on a family vacation to Washington, D.C. I was loaned a camera from a family friend for the trip, so I could simply take snapshots of all the great D.C. monuments, buildings, and museums. As we were visiting all the sites, I found myself not only taking the typical travel pictures you see everyday, but I was shooting them from different perspectives and angles. When those pictures came back, I was so excited to see them all, but it was the obscure ones from a different point of view that I liked the most. From that point on, I was hooked!

A year later, after begging and begging, I got my first 35 mm camera, using green stamps that my mother had collected for the past few years. It was nothing fancy, but it was all I needed. As years went by, I graduated to SLR's and Medium Format cameras. And, now into the Digital Age of photography, which is opening up more chances and ways to be creative. I simply love being behind the camera and creating images that I see.

As I was growing up, many people in my life that I held in high regards told me, "You are a people person, and you should work with people." I took their advice and combined it with something I truly love. Shooting portraits for people is great! It is truly awesome to provide something that gives someone so much happiness. Not everyone can say that they love their work, but I can!!

Frank Young