My roots come from the southwest, and my growth occurred in the Pacific Northwest. I spent my foundational years wandering the San Juan mountains, riding horseback through fields, and learning to express myself through art. As I worked out the kinks of the adolescent years, trying just about every sport there is, working my way through tons of musical instruments, I finally found a camera in my hand that I haven’t put down since.

In college, I balanced photography with pursuing a degree in film production at Loyola Marymount University in LA. After transferring to a college in Portland, OR, to study art history, my photography shifted from simple portraiture to images with more energy and life. I took inspiration from the general lack of sunlight in Portland, where it was necessary to take more creative approaches to create a stimulating image.

Here I stand now, combining my history in travel photography and senior portraiture with the power that I found in Portland and Colorado.

I aim to create photographs that speak to the soul, touching a deeper part of the human conscience. If the observance of a photograph doesn’t bring the viewer some form of emotion, I feel that the photograph has fallen short. My never-ending journey to make people feel is what I live for, and photograph for.