welcome.

When I was ten years old, I liked to run around my Los Angeles neighborhood with a disposable camera on a wildlife photography expedition (i.e. taking pictures of cats). While I've strayed away from cat photography and disposable cameras, that adventure and excitement has never left. I'm ecstatic to say that my camera and I still go on expeditions of our own -- sometimes in my own backyard and sometimes far away.

Born and raised primarily in Los Angeles with a wonderful stint in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. I am currently pursuing a BFA in photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Available for work in Southern California, Oregon and abroad.

{personal} self portrait friday #6

Friday, February 19, 2010 Posted in personal, self portrait friday

I live in Portland but the majority of my work is in Corvallis…which means I drive. A lot. For the past 6 months I spent most of my weekends commuting and while most people wince when I tell them how much I drive back and forth, I actually love it. Sure, sometimes it gets frustrating having to plan an hour and a half drive into your schedule and then hitting traffic right at the moment when you really (and I mean really) have to pee. But for the most part I look forward to that time — my 90 minutes to rock out to some epic music while the drivers around me pretend they’re not laughing at my ridiculously sick moves; my 90 minutes to dive into my collection of audiobooks; my 90 minutes just to stop and think.

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