50 + Years in photography.

2020 Continues work with select automotive clients at Red Gum Studios

2019 Chairman. Visual Support Inc DBA Red Gum Creative Campus

2018 Collector Car Project    Owner/Creator

2011 United Nations Recipient of The International Photographic Council  Leadership Award

2009  Advertising Photographers of America, National Chairman

2008 Red Gum Studios.  Production facility     Owner/Creator

2008 Advertising Photographers of America /  LA Chairman

1992 Created Photographersindex and Photofolio photography websites

1989 Visual Support / Photonet    Owner/Creator

1988 Automotive Photography for Pacific Rim clients OEMs

1984 Food Photography for name brand national clients.

1984 Quit job and opened own commercial studio in Fullerton CA

1983-84 Re-started in LA. as studio Catalog photographer and manager 2 studios in LA

1982 Moved to Los Angeles

1973 Opened Custom Lab services, Photo Lab 

1972 Change to Commercial High Tech Photography field. Main Client: IBM

1972 Dutchess Kart Track   Owner/Creator

1970-1982  "Numerous State and National awards in Portrait / Wedding photography.

10 Court of Honor Awards, 22 images accepted in National Exhibition, 6 images accepted in the PPA "Loan collection" 

1970 Photographic Artist Awards Poughkeepsie New York "The Hunt"

1968 Opened Don Dormeyer Photography   Owner/Creator 

1967 Graduate NYI (Resident) School of Photography, New York City