I have lived my entire life in the Pacific Northwest, so it is therefore of little surprise that I became interested in photographing its many natural splendors. Bitten by the photography bug a little over six years ago while hiking in the Columbia River Gorge, I try to combine my love for the outdoors with my passion for photography.

I am always mindful that even familiar locations can hold fascinatingly new perspectives. I often travel with a small assortment of cameras to help photograph places in creative and new ways, be it with a plastic Holga, a wooden pinhole or my Pentax 6×7 loaded with Ortho or Infrared film. Despite this small armament of equipment, I firmly believe that the most important things happen behind the camera, not in it.

The entirety of my work week is also spent immersed in photography, working at Blue Moon Camera and Machine in North Portland. Much of my inspiration has come from the photographers and photography I see circulate through on a daily basis, and I in turn enjoy passing as much of that along with my own photography as I can.

If you would like to view more of my work, and I would humbly appreciate if you would, you can do so over at my Flickr stream.