My Equipment:

  • Canon 5D Mark II
  • Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
  • Canon EF 24-105mm f/4

I was born in the Sierras of Northern California, and moved to the Big Island of Hawaii when I was just three weeks old.
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Surrounded by nature, I grew to the age of four when my family moved to Humboldt County. There, in the woods of the North Coast, I spent my childhood. My family lived "off the grid" and I occupied many hours exploring in the local forest studying the plants and animals. From there photography came as a logical evolution. I took my first picture when I was twelve with my Mom's 35-mm "point and shoot" camera. I loved taking photos but hated waiting for them to develop. I bought my first Digital SLR back in 2005 and that is when my excitement for photography really took off. I’m a completely self taught 20 yr old guy, I truly believe It’s the person and his natural passion that makes a great photographer, not the camera he uses or the school he went to. I hope you enjoy my work. I put my heart into every photo and every sale I get supports my passion of capturing what I see and feel in the world around me. With this I hope to show others new elements of our environment on a scale too often overlooked.