Five years ago I moved to Oregon, having previously lived in California, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Baja California, Mexico.  I spent most of my childhood in Central America with my family, where I learned to speak Spanish fluently and to appreciate people of various backgrounds.  That sensitivity has influenced my world view, deepened my sense of humanity, and defined my creative expression.  Until I moved to Oregon, my creativity has flowed through poetry and fiction.  In Oregon I soon discovered another artistic voice: photography.  Sweeter than words, photography has given me an artist's palette to describe my love and admiration for nature's artistic balance.  Oregon's abundant wildlife provides exquisite subjects for visual story-telling.  I find comedy, drama, action, love, tenderness, and amazing prowess through my Nikon lens.  As carefully as I would craft a poem or a short story, I bring the best out in my images and print them on a professional quality printer on archival photo paper.