I was born in Zurich, Switzerland. My parents immigrated to the United States shortly after I was born, due to my dad's professional advancement, as a physicist, which required a relocation. We first lived in Michigan, then moved to Los Angeles, where I did most of my schooling. I have since early childhood been fascinated by trains, planes and boats, just like most little boys, but that fascination continued on into my teens and well into adulthood. My other passion, photography, led me to start taking pictures of planes and boats in and around Los Angeles Harbor, and Los...more