About Me
I live in New England with my wife and two daughters. During the week, I work as a legal aid housing attorney representing low-income tenants. On the weekend, I take photographs to clear my head and connect with nature.
I initially discovered photography as a way to share my travel experiences with friends and family while I studied abroad. At the time, I was using a small Canon Powershot point-and-shoot. In 2012, I got my first DSLR camera, a Rebel, and started reading up on how to use it. I photographed everything, especially our chocolate lab Freya, who became my muse.
The interest blossomed into a serious hobby. I started taking a lot of nature and landscape photographs. Our yearly vacations morphed into part-photography trips as we picked scenic destinations, like national parks, and I started to pre-visualize the type of photographs I was looking to make. I upgraded to a 6D, bought a bunch of lenses, and then bought a second 6D.
Our first daughter was born a few months before COVID hit and travel became more difficult, so I started to focus on my surrounding area. I became familiar with many of the local trails, returning frequently to photograph them as the seasons changed. I eventually plopped one of my 6Ds into a sippy cup puddle in the back of a stroller and made the jump to mirrorless.
Hiking dovetails well with photography. Getting out into the woods with a camera is great exercise, allows for artistic expression, and always puts me in a good mood. I began working my way through a few popular local hiking lists. I fell in love with the White Mountains in New Hampshire, which are the subject of many of the photographs on this website.
Now, every week, I try to take at least one trip into the woods with my camera, even if it's juts a quick one. My work is less about pre-visualizing or planning out an image now, and more about just stumbling around in the trees at 6am and trying to find something that looks cool.
Artist's Statement
Take a hike!