Imagine hiking in the Wadi Rum desert of Jordan, Red Rock country of Israel, Patagonia, the altiplano of Bolivia and Peru, the Costa Rican Cloud Forest, the firery furnace of Arches National Park, Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia, the Hooker Trail at the base of Mt. Cook in New Zealand, the forests of Thailand and Cambodia; climbing to the top of Masada; biking Zion and Yosemite National Parks and 250 miles on the South Island of New Zealand; and swimming with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. Bob looks for unique people, animals, structures, patterns, and textures. He gets up early in the morning and stays late in the day to capture the best light.
A serious amateur for 30 years, his home is a photographic gallery of the people, animals, fauna, and structures he has found throughout the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Jordan, Thailand, and Cambodia. Numerous friends suggested that he share his work. Upon retirement from the telecommunications industry in October of 2002, he embarked on building his display portfolio.
His photograph In the Herd was included in the 2007 New England Photography Biennial at the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA. His photograph Raven at Bryce Canyon was selected for the For the Birds Exhibit at the Brush Gallery in Lowell, MA. He has shown at the Arsenal Arts Center in Watertown, MA, the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA. Andover, Massachusetts’ Art-in-the-Park, Art-on-the-Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Annual Christmas Craft Festival in the World Trade Center, Boston, the Deerfield Christmas Sampler, Meet The Artists & Artisans shows in Mystic and Milford, CT, the Crescent Dragon Gallery/Cafe in Haverhill, MA and the Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, MA.
In 2002, he converted from film to digital photography. He originally used a Sony 5.2 mega-pixel camera with additional lenses to give a 24mm to 350mm range. He converted to a Nikon single lens reflex digital cameras (D70s, D200, D3s). A user of Adobe Photoshop for many years, he completed a three-level Adobe Photoshop course given by the American Graphics Institute. He prints his photos on Epson Premium Photo Paper with an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer (7 color ultracrome inks). He uses Crescent or Bainbridge acid free mats and acid free foam board for mounting. His standard prints range in size from 12x16 (16x20 matted) to 5x7 (8x10 matted).
He met his wife, of 49 years, Alice (a former mathematics teacher and now a potter/sculptor and community volunteer) at Cornell. Their three sons have brought three daughters and seven grandchildren into the family. He earned Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (with distinction), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Before retirement, he designed and managed the development of software and hardware systems at Bell Laboratories and had numerous outside publications and conference presentations. He has led Cornell and community volunteer organizations. He is a member of the Andovers Artists Guild.