Photo albums created by my mother and her artistic mind planted the seed for my photographic journey. Her candid and life-capturing style created stories with every glance.

My early adolescence was spent road tripping, playing Pokémon, and struggling to find the right school.

Over the course of my 1st to 4th grade career, I changed schools 5 times. Eventually earning my chance in a class of 9 at small local school through it's lottery.

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In eighth grade, a literature project that inspired me to create a video trailer ignited the artistic inspiration I carry today. After realizing the possibilities of video editing, I dived head first into the digital media world.

By the time I was a sophomore in high school, I spent my class time researching cameras and scouring the eBay market, eventually landing on the best deal I could find:

A Canon 70d, with a backpack, three batteries, and a charger.

The first photo I took was of a gutter, quietly dripping water outside my friend's kitchen window; a testament to the Dystopian / Architectural style I resonate with today.

For the next year, I photographed anything and everything that caught my eye. Eventually buying a dirt bike to trek further and expand my library.

In the following years, I fell in love with the process of photo editing.
A switch had flipped in my brain. I was no longer editing for realism, but for depth.
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The camera was simply etching a story, while the color correction created the emotion.