New images from my 2010 Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Expedition have been posted in the Antarctica and Americas Galleries on this website and are now available for purchase! 

Recently, I received great acclamation from one of my inspirations.  International award winning and world renowned fine art panoramic landscape photographer, Peter Lik, commented  on one of my images of “Ta Prohm Temple” captured in Cambodia.  Lik commented, “Mate.  Seriously.  Love it.  Amazing image, so much feeling to it.  Congrats.  Lucky ya had the soft light.  Sensational.”  This unique image of Ta Prohm Temple was taken in November 2008 with a Linhof 617 S III Technorama medium format panoramic camera using Fuji Velvia 100 professional slide film.  Peter is attributable to the photgrapher I am today and this is truly a great honor for me personally.   

Last week, I returned from my photo shoot in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica aboard Quark Expedition’s vessel, Ocean Nova.  It was an adventure to say the least.  Along the way, we battled inclimate weather and heavy seas, however, the trip was a huge success.  The expedition team and staff, lead by Brandon Harvey, were exceptional and provided us with the opportunity to photograph seldom seen places, including Steeple Jason Island, Gold Harbour and Cuverville Island.  Some of the images I captured at these locations are included above.  Over the next month, my new material will be posted in waves as part of a new Falkland Islands and South Georgia sub-gallery and in my existing Antarctica gallery.  Please keep a look out! 

Due to overwhelming demand for Vizit, today Isabella Products announced that they are launching a lottery in which randomly selected winners will have priority to purchase the first available Vizits and will receive the first month of service free of charge.  To be eligible for the lottery, customers must sign up at VizitMe.com. Those who have signed up previously will automatically be entered into the lottery.

Lottery winners will be notified by email beginning February 22nd and will be given 72 hours to buy their Vizit.  The anticipated ship date for lottery winners is March 15, 2010.Vizit is the first two-way, touch screen, photo sharing device that delivers images over the mobile network from anywhere by email or MMS which was created by a new consumer electronics company Isabella Products.  You can learn more about the revolutionary two-way photo sharing experience at www.VizitMe.com.  Vizit’s retail price is $279.99 plus a required basic or premium photo plan.

My panoramic images are captured using a Linhof 617 SIII camera with an assortment of Fuji film.  I create my fine art panoramic landscape prints for sale using an Epson Stylus Pro 4800 printer and Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper.  Feel free to send me an Email with any specific questions.  My contact information can be found on my website at www.southerncrossgalleries.com. 

I have six framed fine art panoramic landscape prints on exhibit and available for purchase at Picture Us Galleries located at 230 S. Clark St., Chicago, IL and 102 S. Franklin St., Chicago, IL.  Stop by and check them out!

I am in the preliminary stages of organizing a photo shoot with famed wildlife photographer, Andy Biggs, to Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania in September 2011.  This trip will include Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Masai Mara, the great Serengeti migration and a trek in to the Rwandan mountains to photograph wild Gorillas.  If anyone is interested in this expedition, I can put you in contact with Andy.  Just send me an Email.  My contact information can be found on my website at www.southerncrossgalleries.com.