I was born in Paris, France and attended school in Germany, Spain and the U.K., ending up with degrees in modern languages and international business. A couple of years after college, I set out on a two-year trip around the world, eventually settling in Japan, where I became a permanent resident. I spent five years in Tokyo, simultaneously teaching at Sophia University and pursuing my research on the Japanese sport/art of Sumo, which culminated in the publication of my first book.

I immigrated to the United States in 1982 and founded Graphie Int'l, Inc. — a small business which, over the years, has allowed me to exercise my creativity in numerous directions as I stayed ahead of shifting trends in software development, multimedia production, and the internet. In the late nineties, I permanently switched my focus from the software industry to a full-time career as a fine-art photographer and publisher.

I am the author of four highly-praised books: Land of the Canyons and three volumes of the Photographing the Southwest series. I am also the publisher of several more. Over sixty thousand photography enthusiasts from around the world enjoy my books and are inspired by my images.

I dedicate a lot of time, focus, and passion to my photography and my travels around the world. This allows me to continually refine my production and achieve excellence in my main area of expertise: landscapes. My work ranges from starkly minimalist compositions to complex abstracts, my years in Japan having had a profound influence on my sense of esthetics and my vision of form and color. This is reflected in my style, which is more akin to painting than photography with its combination of bold colors, unique textures and a striking sense of depth.