Thomas Jefferson Memorial with Cherry Blossoms

Gene is a retired disabled veteran with over 24 years serving as a Technology Specialist in the United States Army. He holds a Masters Degree in Management, and has been active as a photographer for over 30 years. Gene is completely self-taught, and has amassed an expansive inventory of images from all over the world. When he is not working, or out taking pictures, Gene teaches photography as the Digital Nature Photography instructor for the Girl Scouts of America in Virginia, and position he has proudly held for over 6 years now. Gene's passion for photography came during the film years, and as photography became more technical, Gene's background in IT made the transition a natural fit. He's is known for balking at the digital editing critics, saying "If a digital artist uses the computer to do all the work, then Ansel Adams used chemistry to do all his work. At the end of what ever process an artist uses, only an artist knows when to stop, step back and say…now thats what I wanted to convey" .