In everyone’s career, there are pivotal moments that redirect its trajectory.
I remember mine. Soon after The Merv Griffin Show went off the air in 1986, I left Los Angeles for a four-month trip around Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands to build a documentary and travel photography portfolio. I loved my time working on the television show in Hollywood where I took care of celebrities in the Green Room and then shot the stills when they were on stage, but after three and a half years, it was time to move on. The show ending forced me to do what I needed to do.
