Career
His work has appeared in many national and international publications including National Geographic, Forbes, Fortune, Wired, Geo, Stern, Paris Match, Life and Le Figaro. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Menzel became a professional photographer in 1970 and soon began to focus on high-tech stories, including virtual reality, deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting, micromachines and solar cars. But he has also covered more traditional photojournalistic subjects.
His photographs have been exhibited at the United Nations, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the National Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Science in Boston, and Visa Pour L"Image, the annual international photojournalism congress in Perpignan, France.
Menzel and d"Aluisio live in Napa, California. They have four adult sons.