My philosophy is simple: I believe that a photograph should evoke

emotion. If my work manages to do so, then I count myself successful.

My work simply represents a scene or idea that I was inspired to share

with the world.

For me, creativity comes from working with traditional materials.

Whenever possible, all of my work is made with film and paper in a

traditional chemical darkroom using archival materials. The process

itself has become a part of my motivation; I take pleasure in working

with my hands, in much the same way other photographers have for

the past hundred years.

As I grew up, I was exposed to many forms of art. From those experiences,

I fell in love with photographs and their ability to tell a story. I began

making images in 1997 while taking my first darkroom class. In 2005, I

decided to take the craft seriously, and have since been working towards

my degree in photography.