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About Italy
I genuinely enjoy hearing from people who are thinking about coming to Italy — whether you’re ready to book or just starting to wonder if this might be for you. There are no silly questions.
Write to me; I respond to every message personally, usually within 24 hours. Questions about a workshop, the booking process, or just curious whether this is the right fit for you? Let’s talk.
Photographer. Educator.
Italophile
I’ve been photographing the architectural landscapes and lived spaces of Italy since 1989. What first drew me in – and continues to hold my attention – is the way religious, public, and vernacular structures shape daily life. Stone, light, ritual, memory – these are the threads I’ve followed for decades, and they remain at the center of the workshops I lead.
I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Illinois Wesleyan University and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Bennington College. In 1983, I attended Ansel Adams’ final workshop in Carmel, California – an experience that planted the original seed for the teaching and workshop work I continue today.
My photographs of Italy have been exhibited widely in solo exhibitions and are included in numerous public and private collections. I’m Professor Emeritus of Photography at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where I taught from 1984 to 2014. I’ve also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Society for Photographic Education and am an Apple Distinguished Educator and certified Apple Teacher.
Most fall semesters, I teach in the University of Georgia’s Cortona Studies Abroad program, leading courses in photography, videography, and arts-based inquiry. Working with students in Italy each year keeps my own practice responsive and engaged.
I host two podcasts that remain good resources even though new episodes have been on pause for a while. Camera Position, focuses on the creative side of image-making, and the History of Photography Podcast. Both archives are worth digging into if you want to understand how I think about photography before we meet in Italy.
I divide my time between Wisconsin and Michigan in the U.S. and Cortona, Tuscany – a place that has become a second home and an ongoing source of inspiration for both my work and my teaching.
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Italy between workshops, photography thinking, and the occasional dispatch from somewhere beautiful.
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