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 a scene looked cool. 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 to create. Other times I present scenes that strike me with some sort of emotion. In creating these types of images, I desire to showcase the beauty I found in the moment that led me to capturing it. When I am in the field with my camera, I am solely focused on what’s around and allow my curiosities 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 images in such a way as to maintain the reality of the original scene I stood in front of.

A deeper note

For myself, an important principle in photography has been observation. The more one curiously observes the more they obtain a deeper understanding of what they are observing. In photography, we observe many things in a scene such as the interactions of light with the subject, colors, textures, behaviors and characteristics expressed by our subject, and much more. We enter into our subject’s world and consider all possibilities. I believe this can be a contemplative practice. I think being behind the camera has only helped me appreciate the natural world more and more, connected me deeper to all forms of life, and has me wanting to learn more about the world we all live in. For this reason, I really believe the camera can become a conduit to a new way of being.