I’m the child of a mother who was in the first company of the NYC Ballet. Father William Hamilton “radical” theologian, activist clergy in Civil Rights movement and Vietnam war. I was around theater and musical friends of parents. I’m a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1974. I performed musically with improvisation group friends, an offshoot of Second City. Multiple award winning Staff photographer (34 hears) The Oregonian. Retired and producing four different photography collections as books. I’m an accomplished guitarist and singer. Have performed on a variety of stages in Chicago and Portland.