we all have a story worth telling

  • Nike, Sony BMG, Farmers and Merchants Bank, PolarPro, Habitat for Humanity, Poler Outdoor Wear, Moment Watches, Huckberry, Lensrentals, Sony, Canon, GoPro, Tankfarm, Tokina/Hoya, Swiss Tourism, Adobe, Slik, LG, Flothemes, Lifeproof, Waiakea, Mophie, Sperry, WPPI, Pedialyte, Glenmorangie, Oola, 31Bits, Princess Cruises, DJI, Fstoppers, Nixon, Mashable, Outex, Airbnb, Nations Foundation, Alien Skin Software, Banff Lake Louise, Kanantik Belize, Cali Trend, Power Practical, LensBaby, Archipelago Presets, ClickAway, OC Magazine, and more

  • 500px, PDN, Rangefinder, SLRLounge, Adobe, Clickaway, Airbnb, Lookslikefilm, Ona bags, Filtergrade, The Outbound, Exposure Software, Lens Rentals, Fstoppers, Lensbaby, New York Times, New Yorker, Purist, Surf City, Seal Beach Local, OC Magazine, Nations Magazine, Instagram

  • WPPI, ClickAway, ClickAway UpClose, Heck Yeah Photo Camp, Foster Workshops, Camp Archipelago, Mango Street, BeardedTog Podcast

I grew up at the base of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains in California. One of the most consistent experiences of my childhood was my parent’s encouragement to follow my passions, to try new things, and to be a person of integrity always.

Their loving support and surrounding landscapes fostered a childhood filled with beauty, joy, and appreciation for nature – and the conviction to care for it. After my undergrad I co-founded a wedding photography business with a friend.

The business/hobby of photography, videography, and design has always been very rewarding work.

During that 8 year stretch the business rewarded me with the chance to travel to, speak in, and enjoy many different landscapes and cultures. In 2016 it became clear that my passion was to create and collaborate much more with travel, and outdoor companies and brands, as well as focus my creative energy on landscape and aerial photography.

I shifted my focus, and with the support of other creative friends, I found a much more natural fit outdoors. With some generous offers of close friends, I got a taste of teaching in workshops of theirs, which led to multiple yearly teaching engagements around the world. Partnering with other creatives, and brands, to find a visual match for their creative imagination has become my focus. I love all of the varied and evolving aspects of creative expression and finding a way to tell the stories that connect us, in a fractured world that needs it more than ever.