Chain Bridge Danube River Canvas Print

This bridge has probably been "shot"(photographed) more than it was during WWII. But I photographed from this angle because, on this very spot, there are a series of bronze shoes implanted into the concrete and rock walls. Here, horrific acts of cruelty occurred during that war against not only Jews but also those who opposed the German occupation, then the Russian occupation.

Photography presented my first opportunity to create visuals that communicated. As a film director, I owe my composition and love for lighting to my late teen years when I finally owned my first SLR, experimenting with no concern for how I would pay for the process and printing. I was fortunate to have grown up in a Latin country and later had many opportunities to travel to more than 30 countries world-wide for film/video production, and always took time to shoot stills while there. I have "communicated" with people of many cultures whose language I did not speak, because I could visually tell a story. My goal is to capture, be it for motion picture or a single frame, a story that may not otherwise be told.