* 1954 Born in Los Angeles
* 1971 Began photography professionally
Completed two years at University of California at Los Angeles
* 1972-1980 Contributed photographic essays and portfolios to publications worldwide on a freelance basis
* 1977 Established residence in Paris, France
* 1981 Founded Melrose Publishing Company
* 1983 Founded Collector's Editions Ltd., mail order distributor of
fine art photography publications
Began work on the "Blue Series"
* 1983-7 Published twenty four fine art photography books by various
authors, including Paper Dolls by Art Kane and By the Sea by Robert Farber
* 1985 Formed partnership with Arpel Graphics to produce fine posters;
two limited edition posters from "Blue Series" published
Launched Collectors Photography Magazine
* 1985-1988 Wrote and published over 100 interviews and profiles with photographers for Collectors Photography and Darkroom Photography magazines.
* 1987 Acquired Darkroom Photography magazine
* 1988 Sold the Melrose Publishing Group
Finished work on the "Blue Series
* 1989 Returned to commercial, fashion, beauty and fine art photography
Created the "American Indian Series"
Began work on the "Laura Series"
* 1990 Created the Cross America Series with Laura Morton
* 1991 Began work on the "Mountain Men Series"
Joined Sygma
Joined The Image Bank
Publication of fourteen postcards by Editions Art, Germany
Publication of series of postcards by Editions Marion Valentine, Paris France
* 1992 Publication of six continuos tone fine-art posters from the
"American Indian Series" by Special Editions Ltd., Chicago
Produced an edition of 100 signed and numbered 30cm X 40cm
Cibachromes from one image of the "Blue Series" for Museo Ken Damy di Fotografia Contamporanea, Brescia
* 1993 Began the "Disappearing America" Series documenting 62 small towns along the Oregon Trail.
* 1994 Built Studio 1289 in Los Angeles
Joined Planet Pictures as Video Director
Began "Legends of the Blues" Portfolio in association with the House of Blues
Produced and Directed 26 minute documentary film entitled "Willy Ronis: Menilmontant / Belleville" Les Fruit du Hasard
shown during the Month of Photography in Paris, France (Pavillion des Arts
* 1995 Created the "Havana" essay
* 1996 Photographed rural Mississippi Delta region for one month - supported by Agfa GmbH and Mamiya Camera France
Created website DUNAS.COM with mirror site in France IMAGINET.FR/DUNAS
*1998 STATE OF THE BLUES, Published by Aperture, October
Golden Light Awards, Honorable Mention, State of the Blues
Photographie Photokina 1998 Top Job Award
*1999 Completed Disappearing America Essay (Now titled American Pictures)
Finalist, Alfred Eisenstadt Award for Portraiture
*2000 Received the KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE Award from the Blues Foundation, Memphis Tennessee
*2002
AMERICAN PICTURES Published by Könemann Verlag (May)

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