I have been entranced with taking photographs since the young age of fourteen when I possessed a Brownie Box camera which I proudly took on the family trip to Europe. There I captured my first castle turrets and Roman ruins in black & white. I worked in black and white exclusively for the first fifteen years, well into my twenties. My twenties, in Marin in the late sixties and seventies provided a series of bathroom apartment darkrooms, making simply the brushing of teeth a challenge at times. I focused then on fine art images and portraits in black and white. In the seventies I was deeply involved in life on the waterfront and became a marine photographer chronicling classic wooden boats of all types from Vancouver to San Diego, collecting images in harbors of every size with the passion of a diligent detective. I spent several years in and around the California commercial fishing industry and enjoyed photography of the characters that populated it, as well as it's vessels. I also shot in color then. 1976 took me to family life in Sonoma County where I began a now twenty three year love affair with the Chosen Landscape. My goal is to make and share images that are quintessentially California, for those who know this land. Sales work for my greeting card company Nautilus Productions, has also taken me to regions the state over and along the back roads of California, where I am at peace with my camera, always seeking the magical light. Please visit our gallery page and to see the full images click on the thumbnails. If you live locally you may also arrange to see the sample set in person. I also create custom images for cards of your home or property. For information on this and on framed enlargements please call or email marydurney@sbcglobal.net.