about me

I am a photographer, disc golfer, artist, father, friend, and human who loves to create. I am a developer and digital marketer by trade, who also enjoys photographing people, places, and things. Mostly people. They fascinate me, scare me, aggravate me, and give me joy.

I am proud to call Portland, Oregon, home. Being in the heart of the Willamette Valley affords us the unique opportunity to be just a hop, skip, and a jump away from both Eugene and the surrounding areas, including Washington, Corvallis, Newport, Lincoln City, Bend, and many more. I love Oregon.

I tend to retouch minimally. Maybe some blemishes here and there. Maybe minimizing something that gets out of whack when adjusting contrast or tones… Maybe a mole that detracts from the overall aesthetic of the image. But we have skin… We should have skin when someone takes photographs of us. I feel like we are beautiful. Even old ones like me… With our pockmarks and scars and our flabby bits. We should love ourselves. I am including myself in this as well.

I see so much bad retouching. And maybe it’s art. I don’t know. What I do know is that we don’t seem to love ourselves. We don’t love each other, and that’s a hard paradigm to live with. I enjoy working with people who don’t like having their picture taken. Nervous people. I get people to relax, smile, and let themselves be themselves.