What’s in the heart - spawns compassion; then ignited, it inhabits the mind - enabling the vision to see, elevating the soul to feel, the beauty in all. What’s in the soul - propels you!

Beginning in my early years of life, music and writing were my greatest passions. Allowed and encouraged to explore these creative ventures, from the perspective of a young, eager teenager void of the misgivings and prejudices that are so often intentionally or unintentionally thrust upon an adolescent, I gladly and acceptingly met people from all walks of society. The experiences proved to be both intriguing and humbling; for somehow, some reason, it became the norm where these encounters would translate into lengthy, meaningful, personal discussions, it was as if I was a lightning-rod set to draw in those needing and wishing to share individual expressions of triumphs and sorrows, where I did openly indulge their stories; equally sharing in their laughter, cries, embraces and prayers… my life forever framed to know there is kinship that exists beneath our outward appearances.

East Meets West: A most extraordinary encounter occurs in a New York Moment; a creative spirt, full of ideas, passions and energy crisscrossing paths at a time where the technical profession that I was fully immersed in, is about to be relinquished… geo dysplasia of sorts lol! Enter in Olivia. Raised in New York, she is a thespian at heart; trained in ballet, modern, lyrical, and hip-hop dance. Our clandestine encounter (well, after the statistical conference that we were in mutual attendance of that is) finds that she shares the same stylistic ideas of creativity; creative writing, musical arts and, as casually mentioned, the technical elements.

The clandestine gives way to the destined! We begin a journey across the country; in this we together encounter and embrace the wide variance of cultures and peoples that exist in this great land of ours; which you can only fully appreciate to extents you’re willing to receive and experience them. Olivia has that heart for all people, in all walks of life. Together we journaled the many spectacular scenic views and logged the interpersonal expressions that touched us along the way; capturing them through our extension of vison and soul… the lens of our cameras. Now it is engrained in us! Whether it’s a plan, knowing what we want to express, and carefully craft the who, what and where it will happen, or the completely spontaneous; oh yeah, not all that different from the masses who panic when they’ve misplaced their smartphones, we must have our camera’s accessible… all the time. Numerous times have we ventured off in a random direction, no destination in mind, and suddenly pull over because we are captivated by the site of something we just can’t pass up.

It is this that we are convinced…

A photographer’s love is in exploring the many ways to which that certain image can be captured; a must to translate the story and reveal the beauty and spirit in the way we see it, feel it, and imagine it.