I graduated in 1979 from San Bartolome la Merced, a Jesuit private school in Bogota, Colombia. I attended the University of San Francisco to study English. I studied photography and arts in high school in Colombia. Later on, to further my studies, I studied at the New York Institute of Photography. I have created a photo book for a wedding of a family member as an amateur. During a competition with The San Francisco Tavern Pool League, I produced photo booklets for the team and did pro bono work for The San Francisco Nature Education. I have made travel photo books of my trips to Europe and calendars for friends and family. While in school in Colombia, I ran the dark room at my high school. I started using Kodak, then Minolta and Canon cameras-all film. I also used Polaroid cameras. Now, I have been using digital cameras, mostly Nikon (D70, D80, and D90). In regards to digital dark room and postproduction, I have use iPhoto and Aperture for most of my work.
