VISION
which is now his wildly successful day job. His company is well known
in the field and continually expanding. His world revolves around beauty
and art but, when he came into aviation, he had no idea his love for
photography would come right along with him.
“I started flying, got my private license, bought an airplane and finally
made it to Oshkosh for the first time in 1980. While I enjoyed it, I felt as if
there was something more I could be doing while there. I’d never really
had a firm focus with my photography, but, as soon as I saw the color
and excitement on the field at Oshkosh, I knew this was something I’d
;e Queen Monoplanes were a Bleriot design and Phil
says, “I lit this one from both sides and took advantage of
the transparency of the covering.”
like to pursue on film.”
He sent a résumé to the EAA and beginning in 1989 became a valued
member of the photo sta; at Oshkosh, burning up hundreds of rolls of
film in the process.
“When I’d be shooting during the day,” he says, “it would drive me
crazy trying to get photos of airplanes without people in the frame. It was
maddening that once we’d shut down in the evening, the field would then
be deserted, Not a soul in sight. One night I decided to bring my own light
to the deserted ramp and get the shot I was looking for earlier in the day.”
