Rick has now completed his Master of Photography degree from the Professional Photographers of America (PP of A), an honor earned by only 3% of the 22,000 members of the PP of A. The award ceremony was held in January of 2009 in Phoenix, AZ at Imaging USA, the national convention of the PP of A.

Rick has won numerous National Merit Awards in the photographic competitions of the PP of A. He has also won the 97/98 "Top Seven" award from the Professional Photographers of Michigan for being one of the top seven photographers in Michigan. He was awarded the 2009 Fuji Masterpiece Award and a blue ribbon for a wedding album entered in competition at the annual convention of the Professional Photographers of Michigan, February 2009. Rick's award-winning photographs include images produced in Hawaii, Florida and Michigan.

Rick's studio is located on ten acres between the towns of Davison and Lapeer, Michigan. The grounds have many beautiful scenes that are used for the outdoor portrait sessions shown in the high school senior and family sections of this web site.

Now in his seventeenth year of professional photography, Rick has continued to study with the best photographers from all over the world. Likewise, Rick teaches his methods to photographers from around the world. He has hosted photographers from states and provinces near and far and from other countries including Australia.

Rick's work has been featured in an article written by Monte Zucker in the February 2003 issue of Professional Photographer, the monthly publication of the PP of A. The article features special lighting techniques of candid photography.

Please call or email to let Rick know that you stopped by his site for a visit.