I understand the world almost exclusively through my visual pursuits.

My first passion was for Lego bricks. I inherited a small collection from my dad's childhood years, and through high school I could spend hours building. Building Lego models is one the strongest influences in my life and photography. Lego is always an experiment in proportions; an attempt to take the cartoon dimensions of Lego characters and elements and turn them into something convincing and fun to interact with.

Building with Lego is a diverse activity. You are looking for the form of the models, the actual connection of elements, and finally, the moment the collection of models will express. A Lego model on its own isn't much more than a toy, but dioramas and sculptures of Lego brick can be as expressive as the best photograph.

So, my years of playing prepared me very well to pick up photography. The kinestetics of photography and Lego are drastically different, but the visual component is almost the same. You look for the same curves, lines and colors. When I started shooting October 2009, I was just another guy with a shiny new camera. But after months of practicing with my first camera, a Nikon D5000, I've learned to apply what I learned with Lego to a new art.

Lego has propelled me into the technical world in a more imaginative way than any child's electrical set could have (though I owned both). Lego robotic elements allowed my to begin building and programming robots at the age of ten. The way Lego made it possible for me to imagine then create anything, from robotic arms to interstellar spacecraft has inspired a lifestyle of invention and problem solving. I love to apply all the skills I have available to whatever project needs completed.