Born in the south and raised in the northeast, I spent a little over a decade in the U.S. Navy before, sick of the long days, I gave up my uniform for a camera… and even longer days. An introspect with a penchant for people watching, naturally I aimed my lens at the most fascinating and difficult of all subjects to capture – and thus began my career/obsession with portraiture.

After moving to NYC in 2011 I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photographer from The School of Visual Arts. My first international photography experience was spending a summer shooting for modeling agencies in Milan. A year later I returned to Europe to spend 7 months studying photography and art history at the Paris College of Art. I have been fortunate enough to work with and study under such amazing people as music photography legend Clay Patrick McBride, London fashion photography giant Michael Daks, and NYC’s own An Le on campaigns for Balmain, Vogue, GQ, and others.

However, beyond all of those experiences I’ve always found the one on one connection of personal portraiture to be the most fulfilling of the arts. When a subject can be stripped down both aesthetically and emotionally, there is where you will find true beauty. 

Complimenting my visual obsession is a proclivity for wandering, in the truest sense of the word. I have traversed 6 continents, sailed across 3 oceans, and have been through 42 of the 50 American states.

I call home wherever the majority of my cameras are, which at the moment is Brooklyn, NY.