I am a man in the pursuit of Truth. I know that sounds idealistic or maybe even pretentious, but I don't mean it that way. I mean it simply and to the point. I want the Real. The Sweet. The Full. I want to learn about balance and love and forgiveness, right now, and for the rest of my life. To this end I use my energy. I have experienced the consequences of passivity and the control of fear, so instead, I choose Life in all its messiness, in all its beauty, and in all its shortcomings.
How does this relate to my work, you ask? In every way possible, I say. It is the core of why I bother to create at all. Partly because I simply can't help it. To not create would be to cease to be myself, in part. To not create would be selfish. I am meant to create. It is part of how I love and feel and share.
But all that tom foolery aside, here are the concrete details. I'm 31 and I live in Brooklyn. I've been here since January of 2013 and I adore New York. It is so weighty and in constant forward motion, like a train. I lived in Ventura, CA for a stint, where I went to Brooks Institute of Photography for Visual Journalism and then began shooting what I prefer to call creative portraiture. Before that, I was your run of the mill, small town, family and wedding photographer in Boise, ID. God bless it. I still can't help but go back there every couple of months at least. It is a gentle and quiet place.
So that's me.
Shoot Straight. Stay Salty.
CLIENT LIST
Vogue Italia
Schon magazine
Paper magazine
Nylon magazine
Vulcan magazine
Kaltblut Magazine
Out magazine
The Dapifer Magazine
Adon Magazine
Clio Image Awards
David Bazan - Celebrity (In my mind)
Indya Moore - Celebrity
Elliott Sailors - Celebrity
Frankie Shaw - Celebrity
Rosario Dawson - Celebrity
Shaun Dross - Celebrity
Chris Habana Jewelry
Sephora
Kiehls
Medix Beauty
The Makeup Show
Wilhelmina Models
Top chef
Makers mark
Volunteer work:
Flashes of hope
Through the Eyes of the Homeless
Heart Gallery NYC
Professional References:
James Vincent - Celebrity Makeup artist, LGBTQ activist, Influencer
Elliott Sailors - Model, Influencer
Topher Despres - Model Agent at Wilhelmina NYC
Ivy Bjork - Artist Agent at Industry Management NYC
Gabrielle Korn - Editor-in-Chief at Nylon Magazine
Personal References:
Lawrence Stanciu - Psychologist
Wisti Rosenthal - Mom, super cool business lady
Cameron Rosenthal - Brother, Shake Shack GM
Brent Herrig - Photographer
Alexandra Scaramella - Manager - Charlotte Tilburry
Chris Habana - Jeweler
Vogue Italia
Schon magazine
Paper magazine
Nylon magazine
Vulcan magazine
Kaltblut Magazine
Out magazine
The Dapifer Magazine
Adon Magazine
Clio Image Awards
David Bazan - Celebrity (In my mind)
Indya Moore - Celebrity
Elliott Sailors - Celebrity
Frankie Shaw - Celebrity
Rosario Dawson - Celebrity
Shaun Dross - Celebrity
Chris Habana Jewelry
Sephora
Kiehls
Medix Beauty
The Makeup Show
Wilhelmina Models
Top chef
Makers mark
Volunteer work:
Flashes of hope
Through the Eyes of the Homeless
Heart Gallery NYC
Professional References:
James Vincent - Celebrity Makeup artist, LGBTQ activist, Influencer
Elliott Sailors - Model, Influencer
Topher Despres - Model Agent at Wilhelmina NYC
Ivy Bjork - Artist Agent at Industry Management NYC
Gabrielle Korn - Editor-in-Chief at Nylon Magazine
Personal References:
Lawrence Stanciu - Psychologist
Wisti Rosenthal - Mom, super cool business lady
Cameron Rosenthal - Brother, Shake Shack GM
Brent Herrig - Photographer
Alexandra Scaramella - Manager - Charlotte Tilburry
Chris Habana - Jeweler