Thanks for checking out my website. The last six months of 2021 I made a long awaited US road trip to witness more of this beautiful country for myself, adding 22,000 miles to my vehicle, visiting friends and family, camping and hiking, and letting go of all plans, control, and many attachments. Along that journey I gained and intuition that I wanted to learn woodworking, so traveled from West Palm Beach, FL to Port Townsend, WA to spend January to June studying just that full-time, in one of the most beautiful places I have ever lived. Now I’m in Maine for the summer trying to figure out what’s next.

Being out-of-doors hiking, bird watching, learning about plants and animals, foraging, and practicing primitive survival skills, are all passions of mine. I’ve also gained a love of interviewing people after over 100 podcast episodes speaking with artists and creatives with Austin Art Talk. You can learn a lot by becoming a good listener.

Photography started in High School when I first captured an image that gave me an excited feeling full of wonder and awe at the beauty of the world. I could capture that fascinating allure and even create something new.

My longest and most consistent job after almost 12 years as a courier at FedEx, was as the photographer for Johnson's Backyard Garden, an organic farm in central Texas that sadly no longer exists. By visiting the farm every week for almost 11 years I was able to provide them a high quality selection of images, illustrating in colorful detail, all aspects of their operation, which they used on their website, blog, and social media. Learned about farming and met some great people.

Working on the farm gave me access to a lot of the raw material for my series of organic abstracts. This series follows closely my original exploration into color abstract photography called Otherworld.  The subject matter of that series was primarily man made materials whereas the newer series is exclusively plants, water, and soil. Both series are inspired by a desire to pay close attention to the details of every scene I encounter for hidden, unnoticed, and often beautiful macro compositions.

Some other work of note is my Panorama365 project, where I made a new panorama everyday for eight months straight. That effort allowed me to eventually capture many interesting and unique environmental portraits of people who create, along with many scenes and landscapes from around the city and beyond. What came out of the project was a focus and interest in creating portraits of artists and makers in their work spaces. That eventually led to a desire to capture the great conversations I was having while spending hours photographing those artists. Austin Art Talk was born October 2017, which then allowed me to ask all my questions and share that knowledge with the world.

Being fairly immersed in the Austin art scene led to quite a lot of freelance work documenting artwork and exhibitions for artists and galleries. I’m very grateful for all of the galleries and artists I have worked with over the years.

Going forward I am traveling more and spending a lot of my time outside. I’m visiting friends and family around the US, camping and hiking, and will continue to develop the kinds of skills that can facilitate a more self reliant and sufficient life, especially carpentry and woodworking. I'm interested in bartering my skills and living lean with fewer possessions. And I desire a much more intentional and mindful approach to what I consume. Everyday I strive to be more aware of the genesis of my thoughts and emotions, and how I treat myself and others. Eventually I would like some land where I can build a homestead and a healthy, regenerative life.