Photography was as present in my early life as were crayons.  My father built a darkroom so as to pursue his love of photography.   Beginning at age nine, time in the aromatic dark space fumbling with film and reels, paper and chemicals while creating the magic of a photograph has taken me down an alluring path.

Photography has been with me ever since.

My intention is to capture the WOW moments I see surrounding my path in life.  I strive to share the scene I saw, unaltered, with the viewer.  Therefore, I do not use filters to alter colors and I do not even crop the photograph after it is taken.  I know what I want to share when the scene is captured; what you see is what I saw.

Recently I had have changed some images beyond darkroom techniques and those images will have “twisted” in the title so you know I have played with reality.

Please enjoy the journey with me.

Tom Eckles

Gualala, California