RAISED IN THE MUSIC AND MOTION PICTURES COMMUNITIES OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, MY UPBRINGING DEEPLY SHAPED MY AFFINITY FOR BOTH AT AN EARLY AGE. MY FIRST THEATER EXPERIENCE WAS SEEING KEANU REEVES’ SPEED, AND I SPENT NIGHTS ATTENDING LIVE SHOWS FOR LOCAL AND TOURING BANDS WHEN I SHOULD’VE BEEN IN BED — THESE ARE THE MEDIUMS I’VE ALWAYS FELT DRAWN TO CAPTURE.

MY FIRST CAMERA WAS A PAIR OF DISPOSABLE KODAKS PURCHASED AT WALGREENS BEFORE A FRIEND’S PARTY IN SECOND GRADE. AFTER THAT FIRST CLICK, I KNEW PHOTOGRAPHY WAS A PATH I WOULDN’T STRAY FAR FROM. AS I GREW UP, I FOCUSED ON JOURNALISM, SPENDING YEARS LEARNING HOW TO DOCUMENT EVENTS AND TELL STORIES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO UNNOTICED. WITH THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THOSE EXPERIENCES, I TURNED MY SIGHTS TOWARD THE THINGS I CHERISH MOST.

IT’S BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION THAT DRIVES ME FORWARD. WHETHER IT’S THE FINAL REHEARSAL OF A SCENE OR THE LAST SONG OF A SET, EVERY ARTIST HAS SOMETHING TO SAY—AND TO SHOW. I AIM TO CAPTURE THE HEART AND ENERGY OF EACH CREATIVE MOMENT, CREATING A WINDOW INTO THE MINDS OF THOSE STRIVING TO SHARE THEIR WORK.