Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed taking photos — probably because I was blessed with some spectacular subjects. When I was 10 years old my family moved from Connecticut to Wyoming, just as my artistic curiosity was starting to develop. The rugged mountains around our ranch offered limitless subjects to photograph. I often painted from photographs, so early in my artistic career I considered photography more of a tool than an art form unto itself. Even in college, where I took several photography classes, I considered photography less interesting and less artistic than painting or drawing. During that time, my photographs were mainly journalistic. I was a staff photographer for my college newspaper and yearbook, and even the photographs I took for classes were of a documentary nature.

It wasn’t until my senior year that I started to appreciate photography as an art form. I was exposed to the photographs of Gregory Crewdson at a gallery in New York, and I was blown away. Ironically, Crewdson was a professor at my college, but I had never taken a class with him or familiarized myself with his work. What interested me the most about the images I saw was the meticulous detail that went into crafting every photograph. His photos aren’t merely snapshots of a time and a place, they’re set pieces, constructed from the ground up.

From that point on, my love of photography continued to grow. My first job out of college was an assistantship with an architectural photographer. Like Crewdson, he spent hours lighting a single image. I was one of four assistants, and on several of our large interior shoots we collectively set up over 100 lights. Unfortunately, I only lasted a few months with him; the pay was bad and the hours were worse, so I took a job in video production instead.

The video production gig was great, and I had few complaints. But the majority of my days were spent in front of a computer editing, and I yearned for the production days when I would actually get to shoot something. It soon became clear that I just wanted to be behind a camera. That notion eventually took me to Film School in Los Angeles, where I concentrated in cinematography. I finally learned the intricacies of lighting!

I currently spend equal time shooting video and shooting stills, and each has its own challenges. The photos on this web site represent the work I do for fun. Thus, you’ll find a lot of photography from my travels, as well as photographs I took during workshops and events. I will also post examples of photography work I have done for clients. If you are interested in hiring me for a photography job, please feel free to email me.