About Me

I am a Photographer.

Originally from the Dominican Republic, I moved to New York city in the late nineties with my wife and have been living in Orlando for over 20 years now. My background is in computers, I have a BAS in Computer Information Technology degree from UCF and an AS in IT from Valencia College, the technical background I think has helped me with understanding the technical part of photography.

I am an amateur astronomer and have been involved for over 15 years with the Central Florida Astronomical Society (CFAS) in various capacities including President. During my time at CFAS, I began experimenting with astrophotography – shooting celestial objects with a telescope. I quickly realized that astrophotography is both an art and a science; a time-consuming affair consisting of flats, darks, luminance exposures then stacking. It would take all night just to shoot a few decent objects. All of this needs to be done at night with clear skies, good “seeing” conditions and usually away from city lights.

The complexity of astrophotography led me to pursue “regular” photography. It is a lot easier and no matter the weather, location, or time of day you can always photograph. This gave me the opportunity to truly enjoy photography and pursue it more seriously as a hobby. Getting started was easy, many years ago, a friend and I owned a small print shop where I learned the ins and outs of film photography; exposing the plates with a bright light bulb and sometimes when the bulb burned, and no spare was available immediately we would take it outside and use the sun to expose the plates and then developing the film. Fun days!

I have always pursued photography in one way or another, I have shot a few weddings and has always been the family photographer. About 10 years ago I bought my first DSLR, a Canon EOS Rebel XT then went to a Canon T3i and almost two years ago I switched over to Sony with the A7III. I joined the Orlando Camera Club (OCC) after a trip to Europe in 2017 looking to widen my knowledge.

My favorite subject to shoot is wildlife because it challenges me to be a better photographer. You’ve got to be a quick thinker, comfortable with ambiguity, and an avid observer. In the wild, no one waits for a pose or a moment, action happens in the blink of an eye. I also enjoy landscapes, portraits and everything in between, that is why I like to carry my camera with me at all times.

At the momnet I am leaving in Malaga, Spain after I retired in 2024. The move has made me to change my photography priorities due to the nature of European lanscape, here I photographed old buildings, castle, street photography and a lot “Semana Santa” and other tradicional festivities.
I a member of Sociedad Fotografica de Malaga(SFM), Grupo Fotografico Aula7, also joined Federacion Andaluza de Fotografia(FAF), la Conferencia Espanola de Fotografia (CEF) y la Federacion Internacional de Arte Fotografico (FIAP).

I use Lightroom, Photoshop and Luminar for post processing and I like the styles of photographers like Arthur Morris, Bryan Peterson, Denise Ippolito and Deb Sandige.