I grew up in a television news family. My father had a journalism background took me often on assignments. I was fascinated by the production and variety of day-to-day work. I’d hang around the television station and found myself really interested in the camera department and the guys who did that work. At the same time, my father was also a huge photography fan. We had books, cameras, and printed photos everywhere. He wasn’t a disciplined practicing photographer by any means, but it was a part of life and somehow along with that was impressed on me the importance of taking pictures and documenting the moment. My path towards a professional career started in the late ’90s as a United States Marine and one of the few photographers overseas in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photographing families on bases, portraits, and anything the community needed. After moving back to the United States and relocating to Orlando, Florida, my creative interests focused on capturing people and live events. Between the adapt and overcome mentally of the Marine Corps and the fast-paced life of TV news growing up, this all seemed very normal to me. I was able to focus on building experience and becoming a consistently dependable on-location photographer. My career now has branched out to several areas professionally and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.