Bragging Rights:
A U.S.Marine-Viet Nam era, and U.S Hippie- College and Haigh-Ashberry era. Back home in Miami, in 1974; Won the first "Put your hands on a Toyota and don't let go" (5day) Marathon- (a new Corolla). Dogged the snow as much as possible through out the disco days. Then; the summer of 81- Rode a bicycle- 100 miles a day- bunked with fellow rider (The Hunger Project) Wayne Dyer, and bar-b-q-ed an went to church with Pres.Jimmy Carter, in Plains. Was given bread and board for a week by John Denver, at "Winstar" (Aspen Col.), while documenting-(still and Film photography) "The Trans-America Bike Ride" -from Ft.Laud. Fla. to San Francisco. Back in Miami, a few years later- Scored my first Cover Shot. The Miami Mag. of the 1984 race riots- Later- Photographed Reagan and The Pope at Viscaya (Miami). for The Miami Mag. Was Campaign Photographer for City of Miami Commissionaire Rosario Kennedy, Senior U.S. Congressman- Fla.- Claude Pepper,...and was the only American Photographer allowed- by French Artist Christo, to come on and to photograph his- "Surrounded Islands," (Biscayne Bay's 7 islands off Miami, "wrapped" with pink fiber cloth)) The 80's- ... The Miami City Ballet Photographer. Commercial-Fashion Photographer, with a bit of celeb shots and interviews; John Denver,The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby Stills an Nash, Bob Dillon, Cher, Joan Biez,The Kingston Trio, Judy Collins, The Tijuana Brass, Chavez, Jerry Luis, Casey and the Sunshine Band, The B.G's, Garrison Keller, "The U". of Miami Nation Football Champions, The Dolphins. Orlando area- Said "Yes" to Hyun Sun (Henny), my love and soul mate, er 11 days of spooning, in spring 1990, in Apopka,Fl. A few months later; won first prize for 'AMERICA'S BEST, SMALL TOWN NEWS PHOTO' MTC