I am a graduate of the University of Sioux Falls class of 2009 with major degrees in Theology, Philosophy and History minor degrees in Communication and IT system Support. I went on to a Lutheran Seminary and dropped out my Sr. year. I have a wife and 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren. I served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for 10 years. I worked as a computer support technician for 21 years with the State of South Dakota focusing on the State prison. Currently I work as a Computer Support technician for the Children's Home Society of South Dakota.

Photography for me is about history. The people, places and events in culture and society that make our current context for future generations to see and experience. A photograph doesn't need to be artistic as long as it says something about our lives and times that the photograph captures.