ABOUT ME
I’ve always been a creative. Before golf photography became my full-time focus, that need to create showed up in other ways. I started out as a craftsman, first making handmade leather goods and later custom hardwood furniture. One of my coffee tables even found a home in Georgia’s State Art Collection.
Music came next. As lead singer and songwriter for the Georgia rock band Ziggurat, I recorded two albums and toured throughout the eastern U.S. Looking back, those experiences shaped how I see everything — rhythm, balance, and emotion are always part of the frame.
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to work with an incredible range of clubs, resorts, and organizations. I’m a preferred photographer for Troon Golf and Bobby Jones Links, and my work has taken me to courses like Liberty National Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Kapalua's Plantation and Bay Courses, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, McLemore, The Links at Perry Cabin, World Golf Village — and hundreds more.
I regularly photograph courses designed by many of the game’s most respected architects, translating their ideas into light, texture, and perspective.
I’ve always been a creative. Before golf photography became my full-time focus, that need to create showed up in other ways. I started out as a craftsman, first making handmade leather goods and later custom hardwood furniture. One of my coffee tables even found a home in Georgia’s State Art Collection.
Music came next. As lead singer and songwriter for the Georgia rock band Ziggurat, I recorded two albums and toured throughout the eastern U.S. Looking back, those experiences shaped how I see everything — rhythm, balance, and emotion are always part of the frame.
When I photograph a course, I take my time. Depending on what my client needs, I’ll spend anywhere from two to four days on site. I’m drawn to the rhythm of the light and land, and to the contrast between manicured surfaces and their surroundings — native grasses, forests, sand, water, and more. Those relationships are endlessly fascinating to me.
I’m in awe of the work golf course architects do to create these landscapes, and I work hard to convey the experience of actually being there — feet on the ground, eyes on the surroundings. Drone imagery is part of what I offer, but it takes a back seat. It’s icing on the cake, but the cake itself is on the ground. Golf isn’t played from the air, and a course needs to be photographed from ground level (or on a ladder) to be fully understood.
The key to a great golf course photograph is the light — especially very early and very late in the day. Low light angles and long shadows are essential to capturing the magic of a golf landscape honestly. Those hours are also the best time to see wildlife on a course. I’ve always loved wildlife, and golfers universally enjoy the animals that share their playgrounds. I usually keep a second camera with a long lens beside me, ready for the moments when an alligator wanders through the frame, a doe and her fawn appear — or, best of all, when a bald eagle enters the picture.
Adding architecture to my offerings in recent years has prompted me to begin calling myself a golf club photographer rather than a golf course photographer. From restaurants and bars to tennis courts, pools, locker rooms, and ballrooms, I photograph club spaces using available light, without assistants or artificial lighting. I don’t interfere with the life of the club — I document it. Architectural work has proven to be both a popular and deeply enjoyable addition.
At the heart of my work are the relationships I’ve built with the people who care for these properties. I work closely with marketing and management teams, superintendents, architects, and owners — the people who know their courses best. Many clubs invite me back regularly to document renovations, seasonal changes, or simply to continue the story. I enjoy getting to know both the places and the people behind them.
I Saw No Bats in Wuhan!
On To The Caribbean!
Iceland. And Iceland Again!
There was much left to explore in Iceland— so we returned in 2019, and I had the privilege of photographing another golf course near Reykjavik along with capturing hundreds of great images featuring Iceland’s stunning natural beauty.
At heart, I'm a landscape photographer, and the landscapes of Iceland are ones not to be missed. If you have a chance to visit Iceland, Go!
