About Me

For me, photography is a transcendent experience that allows me to utilize the camera to manipulate light and ultimately produce a photograph that I and others can enjoy. I find this to be an ongoing journey that has brought me joy and love for what I create.

I tend to be an introvert and at times self-conscious. Photography allows me to overcome these traits and share my work with others, through social media and people I meet while out fine-tuning my craft.

I have a long history with photography, but did not get serious until adulthood. My first photo was taken with a film camera my father owned. At the time, he was attending graduate school and working a full-time job, plus supporting a family of four. He found time to hike up to the big letter U in the hills behind the university. The picture in question was supposed to be my father standing in front of the letter. Well, I was 6, maybe 7 years old, and I snapped a photo 10 feet to the left of a trash can. Maybe one day I will find the negative and make a print.

Growing up, we traveled a lot, and it was not until later that I started to appreciate it. As a high school student, I owned a film point-and-shoot camera. Later in my 20s, when digital cameras hit the market, I upgraded to a digital point-and-shoot. Finally, when I started working, I got my first Canon DSLR, then that followed up with my first Mirrorless camera from Sony. And for the last few years I have gone back to Canon and primarily photograph using the Canon EOS R5.