Rick purchased his first camera in Japan when he was a young man in the Navy. After his stint with the fleet he found himself working as a Pilot for the Washington State Ferry system with a deep love of landscape . . . or in his case, "seascape" photography. Many of his early shots were of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains taken from the bridge of whatever Ferry he happened to be working on.

In the summer of 1984 Rick took a stunning photograph of a particularly violent lighting storm raging over the city of Seattle. That photo changed his life. He had started a somewhat 'part-time' business selling matted and framed prints of his work on the crafts walkway of Pike Place Public Market, appropriately near the waterfront in the heart of Seattle. Lightning Strikes Thrice became an instant sensation and within seven years (and many more stunning shots later) Rick was able to give up his 'day job' and start developing his art full time.

The new-found freedom to concentrate all his energy on his 'eye' provided his art another quantum leap. He started using an 8 X 10 large format camera ( a Japanese Toyo) that gave his prints an incredible clarity and richness that is unsurpassed by any other type of photography. The Toyo's ability to capture infinite depth of field brings that clarity into a focus that needs to be seen to be truly appreciated.

Most recently he has turned his attention to both Black and White, as well as Still Life photography. We urge you to visit these sections of the online gallery in particular to get an appreciation of his newest works.

We hope you enjoy this virtual gallery but next time you are in Seattle get on down to the Market and lay your eyes on the real thing. Stop by and "just say hi", but please pause long enough to take in these breathtaking windows on the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Rick's work is there every day without fail. His sales agents, Courtney and Jodi, can answer any questions you might have. And if you time your visit just right, you can ask the photographer himself.