As a Portland, Oregon photographer, who enjoys dynamic subjects, I have gravitated towards editorial, portrait, wedding, and documentary photography. Personal interactions are very important to me and this comes out in my photography as I prefer working with and around people. How people respond to my photos as a viewer is the culmination of my photographic process and I often find myself wondering what responses people will have. To me the most important question is what do you want someone to take away after seeing the photos?

I have been shooting commercially since 2002 but I think my photographic inclinations started when I was ten. My mother likes to remind me that I used to tell her I wanted to be a National Geographic Photographer when I grew up. The truth is I still want to be one, but now I have a better idea of what it really takes!

My photography has taken me in a number of directions. Some of my first paid gigs were with Reed College during my time there as a student. The work with Reed was quite varied and challenging with shoots ranging from portraits of faculty to student dance performances and alumni reunions. My relationship with Reed still continues to this day and I regularly produce work for their website and print publications. I have been assisting/second shooting with a preeminent Portland wedding photographer, Eric Cable, longer than I would like to mention. Work with Eric has brought me to hundreds of weddings and given me a a strong base in the field. Nature has always had a calling for me and work with a non-profit outdoor education program and my own outdoor exploits have let to some pictures I am very proud of. Often having a camera with me it is the least expected moments that often give me the greatest satisfaction. Last year, for example, I was in Colorado about to photograph and camp with my wife's family on their annual hunting trip. They have been going for over 40 years. Mere hours before we left for ten days in the woods my sister in law had her first child. We pulled up to the hospital hunt heady with the horse trailer in tow. The photos of his grandfather holding him in his work jeans and suspenders are priceless!