About me

I sometimes struggle with writing about myself. I’d much rather have a conversation. Who I am is based on my response to a collection of events, circumstances, beliefs held, etc. You and I see the world in our own unique way based on the paths we’ve taken. I think that is a beautiful part of life no matter our differences.

I happen to love photographing nature. It’s where my path took me. I suppose it relates to all those years camping with family and playing outside. At some point I inherited a camera and would take snapshots of anything. After a while, I felt my love for the outdoors and photography converge into one main photographical focus and I’ve never felt bored of that. I used to take photos of nature simply because it looked cool to me. Now I aim to create photographical art that is more personally meaningful. Who I am is constantly evolving and I believe that’s important. I hope what you see in my work strikes some meaning for you and, if we ever meet, I’ll tell you more about me.

Artist statement

Simply put, my aim is to find and present the beauty I find in nature. Often I’m in search of images that have a deeper story or meaning to them. These are the most fulfilling images I create. Other times I present scenes that strike some sort of emotion in me. In these images I desire to showcase the beauty I found in the moment that led me to expose the image. When I am in the field with my camera, I am solely focused on what’s around me and allow my observations to lead me wherever they may. In my image editing process, I do not process images with a heavy hand. My goal in editing is to keep a natural look and feel to the image. Because of this, I only use Lightroom/Photoshop to adjust basic elements such as lighting and color with the occasional removal of small distracting elements in the scene. While there are many varying approaches to photo manipulation of which countless debates are built upon, my method is to process my images in such a way as to maintain the reality of the original scene I stood in front of.

A deeper note

An important principle in photography, for me, has been observation. The more I observe the more I learn. In photography this observation can be many things such as what the light is doing, it can be how seasons or weather patterns affect my subject, the behavior of my subject, and so on. I believe this is a contemplative practice learned through observation and one that is not only applicable to being a good photographer, but to how to approach life in general.