I am a physicist and software engineer from Ellicott City, MD pursuing photography as a hobby. Before moving to Los Angeles I studied in Ithaca, NY. Many of my pictures are taken while hiking and backpacking in parks across the country.

I currently shoot with a Pentax K-5 and a Pentax K-x with the following lenses:

smc PENTAX 1:2.8 24mm

Asahi Super-Takumar 1:3.5 35mm (M42)

Asahi Super-Takumar 1:1.4 50mm (M42) (early 8-element variant)

smc PENTAX-M 1:1.7 50mm

Mamiya/Sekor 1:1.4 55mm (M42)

smc PENTAX-M 1:2 85mm

smc PENTAX-M 1:3.5 135mm

smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR

smc PENTAX-DA 1:4 15mm ED AL Limited

smc PENTAX-DA 1:2.4 35mm AL

smc PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM

HD PENTAX-DA 1:3.5-5.6 16-85mm ED DC WR

smc PENTAX-DA L 1:3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL

smc PENTAX-DA 1:4-5.8 55-300mm ED

I also carry around a Fujifilm X100S, and in the past I have shot with an Olympus C765UZ, along with my dad's Pentax ME Super and Kodak DC3400.