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Greetings -thanks for dropping by and checking out my nifty new space.  
I've been procrastinating about finding an appropriate venue to drop my thoughts and works as I travel and write.  

I'm a primary care physician specializing in a naturopathic approach to family medicine -based in Seattle for now.  I've worked throughout the world, and my thing is the study of biologically active plant compounds -and how cultures use them.  

I'm going post my creations here -photography, papers, parts of my books -things I'd rather time not obscure.  

From time to time when I'm working on a project, you'll see it first here.  
I like to write, and in the past I did a lot of R&D of nutritional supplements for industry. I've taught a lot of college, and I've directed medical centers in places like Abu Dhabi UAE.  

You may notice a lot of photography here... Yea -it's my passion.  
Been doing film and digital for like 40 years?  (yikes!)  Currently I'm rocking both Nikon and Canon -love using my old vintage lenses on both systems...  Favorite lens:  Nikkor 135mm AI 2.8   

Would love to hear from you -be it about medicine, biochemistry, ethnobotany, or just camera stuff!  
James