I was blessed with an eye for composition and and a cellular talent to know when to click the camera's release- thus capturing "the decisive moment." I realized long ago that my "raison d'être" was to chronicle and publish photos depicting the life and times that the Sixties inspired. It was "meant to be" and photojournalism became my vocation, really my calling... whether I was hired to do so or not. This drive consumed my life.

I have since been asked- "Should we dismiss the 1960s as an irrelevant period in this country's history?" To paraphrase Abbie Hoffman- "As a generation, perhaps we were naive in our belief that we could actually change the world. We should honor ourselves for tremendous advancement of causes such as civil rights, equality for women as well as spiritual and self growth."

I admit that we had an extended adolescence. It's almost as if our parents said, "OK- go out and have a good time but be back by 1974."