The Photographer

I've been interested in photography since I was very young. I began at around twelve with a cheap 35mm compact, which broke after about three rolls of film. Several years later, I began hiking, and I rediscovered the desire to see the world through a lens. I borrowed my uncle's old manual Pentax to record my outdoor adventures, but I soon realized that I needed my own system after I fell in a creek and nearly broke his camera. In 2001, I bought my own camera, and have since seen my interest and skills develop every year. I currently use Canon digital SLRs, and I spend as much time with my camera as possible. When I'm not behind a camera, I enjoy movies, books, and I occasionally play the guitar.

While nature photography is my first and still greatest passion, I've also done some wedding work, product photography, and portraits. I've enjoyed the variety of experience, because each individual style of photography brings different challenges and require development of new skills.