TO ME, PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORATION. EXPLORATION OF OUR NATURAL WORLD, OTHER CULTURES, AND OURSELVES. MY TIME SPENT TRAVELING THE WORLD HAS TAUGHT ME COUNTLESS VALUABLE LESSONS. IT HAS MADE ME AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AHEAD AND HOW WE ALL PLAY A ROLE IN THE SURVIVAL OF THIS PLANET. PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE A MUCH LARGER ROLE THESE DAYS IN CONSERVATION. WE MUST BRING DEEPER STORIES TO THE WORLD THAN JUST PRETTY PICTURES. WE MUST TRIGGER EMOTIONS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO CHANGE OR GET INVOLVED.

A NATIVE OF CHICAGO, I CARRY A FRIENDLY MIDWEST SMILE, EAGER FOR A CONVERSATION WITH STRANGERS. IF YOU SEE ME IN THE FIELD OR OUT AT EVENTS, DON’T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR JUST START A CONVERSATION ABOUT WILDLIFE, CONSERVATION, AND OF COURSE, PHOTOGRAPHY.