Bio

Troy I hate having my photograph taken.

Which is why I started using the camera. If I took the photos at the family reunions, I didn't have to be in them. The photo at right was a rare exeption, at a gathering of photographers. Thanks to my friend Leann for being insistant that I hold still for a few seconds.

I graduated from Ball State in 1987 with aBachelors degree in photojournalism. After that, I got to spend ten years as a news photographer for several Indiana daily papers - including Greenfield, Goshen, and Lebanon. I have worked freelance for several other papers in Indiana. My work has been honored by UPI of Indiana and Hoosier State Press Association.

We moved to Indianapolis in the early 1990s. I began transisitioning into wedding photography about that time. After 15 years in the wedding industry, I decided to go into semi-retirement from the wedding photography world. I'm currently serving as Adjunct Professor of Journalism and am teaching News Photography at a Butler University. Seeing the students' confusion turn to understanding after a few weeks is truly a joy! I have returned to graduate school to work on my MA in Journalism at Ball State, and plan to find a full time position teaching at a university when I finish the degree.