I love making images…

I always have.
01

Early Beginnings

As an elementary school child I begged my dad for a “real camera” and got a little 110 format Fuji while on vacation in Japan. During my middle school years I borrowed my dad’s 35mm rangefinder when I could and eventually acquired a real 35mm SLR in high school. During those years I collected every Popular Photography and American Photo issue I could get a hold of.

When I graduated high school I enrolled in the Fine Art Photography Department at California State University, Long Beach. It was there that I began to cultivate my passion for image making and learn proper technique. My studies challenged me not only to stretch my horizons in photography but also in the disciplines of drawing, painting, design, sculpture, and printmaking. During this time I began working as an apprentice in a well known photo studio in the South Bay. My “real world” photography education took place working alongside those seasoned professional photographers. In 1995 I graduated and received my BFA in Fine Art Photography.
02

Slight Detour

Upon graduation my career path took a bit of a detour and I began working as an apprentice doing graphic design.  I found that design came fairly easily to me and after a few years I became the art director at an apparel company called Sideout Sport.  While there I continued to cultivate my photography skills doing fashion shoots that ran in nationally distributed magazines as well as being courtside shooting pro beach volleyball events.

03

Pursuing Passions

After 15 years in the apparel industry doing graphic design, marketing, and photography for companies like Op and PacSun I came to a turning point. Would I continue to work for a paycheck or would I pursue my lifelong love of image-making. I chose my love.

The past dozen years have seen me continue to grow in my love of image-making branching out to cinematic wedding filmmaking.  This medium expanded the storytelling vision that was already present in my photography but allowed me to express that vision more clearly in telling stories using cinematic techniques.