About Me

I was born and raised a Southern boy, hailing from South Carolina. I have been photographing for over 10 years now. I began on a Canon Rebel SLR (thanks in part to Andre Agassi) shooting film. Since I learned on a Canon, it has always been my camera of choice. I am trained as an Architect, but love being behind the camera. I believe it too is a method of design, a way of constructing through a different medium.

I photographed for the SPPS (Student Publications Photography Staff) while at Virginia Tech. It’s a student run organization created to provide photography services for the Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech organizations, primarily focusing on the Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech’s student-run newspaper.

After graduating I lived in China for 2 years working with a Missions organization. I continued my photography during this time shooting more than 15,000 images by the time I returned to the States. Living in and learning about a different culture, I believe, really helped me develop my style as a photographer. I had to learn to tell stories through the lens, in part because I wanted to convey to others what life was like in this new land that I was now living, but also because it was a way for me to understand all that I was seeing and experiencing.

I believe photography is about seeing and capturing moments. I love to observe and capture the world around me.

Our lives are one continuous moment. Life is but a breath and I believe it’s important to pause and reflect on specific moments throughout our lifetime. To remember where we were at a certain point, what was happening during that time, to look back and laugh and cry, and to share these moments with the people that we share our lives with.

I hope that you are able to share in mine through my images on this site. Thanks for stopping by.