Leonard Calhoun

Len is a native Southern Californian. He became interested in photography at age 22.

Some photography quotes that resonate with Len:

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
– Ansel Adams

“If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence.”
– Richard Avedon

"A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?"
— Ernst Haas

“Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”
– Imogen Cunningham

College-level courses in the basics in the era of film, largely self-taught in digital. Len began his career in the graphic arts industry, working for many years at a major urban newspaper.

Was part of the 2006 "Art of Photography Show" in San Diego CA.