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I am a native of The Bronx, New York, and a 1978 graduate of Pratt Institute (Illustration). I've spent most of the last 35 years as a cinematographer working on documentary and dramatic film projects, business communications, TV commercials, music videos, etc. Photography is my passion and my personal art — for which I shoot mostly film these days. I do shoot digital for my paid work, primarily local events in and around the Penn State University community in Central Pennsylvania.