MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE CAMERA BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE WHILE GROWING UP IN SOUTH WESTERN MICHIGAN. I WAS ALWAYS AMAZED BY THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES THAT SURROUNDED ME AND DID MY BEST TO DOCUMENT EVERY SEASON.

I LATER ATTENDED THE BROOKS INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN SANTA BARBARA, CA.

IF I’VE LEARNED ANYTHING, IT’S THAT YOUR PASSION/PURPOSE IN LIFE WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU, EVEN IF YOU SWEAR YOU’VE WASHED YOUR HANDS OF IT. OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE THE ART HAVE CONTINUALLY SHOWED UP IN MY LIFE AND WITH THEM, MY LOVE FOR IT HAS GROWN.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN AMAZING THING. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I NEVER REALIZED ITS POWER UNTIL I BEGAN WORKING WITH CLIENTS. TAKING A PHOTO IS A VERY INTIMATE PROCESS.WE’VE ALL HEARD (AND PROBABLY HAVE USED) THE SAYING “IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE YOURSELF THROUGH MY EYES”, THROUGH A CAMERA I AM ALLOWED TO SHARE THIS VERY THING WITH PEOPLE. I LOVE WATCHING PEOPLE AS THEY VIEW THEIR PORTRAITS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SEE THEMSELVES DIFFERENTLY. EVEN TAKING A STILL LIFE OF A PRODUCT IS PERSONAL- THAT PRODUCT IS THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF SOMEONE’S GOAL, SOMEONE’S DREAM, AND IT IS MY JOB TO SHOWCASE IT IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY.

MY GOAL IN LIFE IS TO BE AS GOOD OF HUMAN AS I POSSIBLY CAN BE AND TO SHARE THAT GOODNESS WITH THE WORLD. SHARING THIS THROUGH MY CAMERA IS AN AWESOME THING THAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DAY.

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