I have served the Charleston community as a park ranger for the South Carolina State Park Service and as a volunteer at local museums and parks for over 35 years. During my career with the Park Service at Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, I have presented public programs, preserved and protected the archaeological sites, served as the park and the education department volunteer coordinator, and managed  ​educational operations. John Muir influenced my career in museum interpretation and my personal journeys along with Freeman Tilden. My start in photography was a desire to capture the natural world I discovered in parks, while my patience for nature photography was honed through the inspirational the writings of John Muir, a mountaineer and a pioneer of interpretation of natural history.