Biography:
Don is a Certified Professional Photographer with both the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from PPA. He has also earned the Distinguished Colleague of Photography degree from the NH Professional Photographers Association. He is currently a Contributing Editor and writer for the Professional Photographer Magazine and PPMag.com. Don is known in the industry as a master of studio lighting & has taught programs on studio portrait lighting in 27 states & the Bahamas.
Don has won many awards in competition including NHPPA Photographer-of-the-Year, Best of Show, Highest Scoring Print, numerous Courts of Honor, Kodak Gallery awards and ASP State Elite awards. On the national level, Don has 13 Loan Collection images (all portraits) and 5 consecutive PPA Photographer-of-the-Year awards, including Diamond. In 2010 he received the Imaging Excellence Award from PPA.
Don has judged at 20 state level print competitions.
Don served the NHPPA as President in 2007-08 and in other capacities including:
Print Committee Chairman, Conference Chairman, and Director.
In 2012, Don received the National Award from NHPPA. And in 2013, Don received Life Membership from NHPPA.
Don and his wife, Sandy, operate their studio in East Rochester, NH. They have 4 children.
