The first camera I ever picked up was a Nikon 35mm film camera in 2008. I fell in love with the idea of black and white photography and later shifted my focus to photojournalism and news. I'm notorious for being able to capture uncontrolled action and have been photographing travel in over 100 countries for the last 15 years. I worked for three years as a combat camera officer while in the United States Air Force where I trained combat photographers and videographers and deployed with them around the world to document combat and humanitarian operations.
My most popular photo clients are Semester at Sea, Booking.com, DoorDash, UPAVIM, and Alternatives Global Marketplace.
Photographer
During the pandemic, when New York City was hit was massive COVID restrictions, I worked with Booking.com to update and add additional destinations within Brooklyn and Manhattan to encourage travelers to return to the Big Apple.
In Fall of 2018, I took a four-month trip around the world with Semester at Sea as their social media coordinator and primary photographer. I was hired to solve one problem - they needed to sell out the ship. I was the first social media coordinator in the history of the company who integrated influencers, IG takeovers, and multiple social media partnership campaigns throughout the voyage, which led to my team doubling online engagement over the last year and increasing our Instagram following by 4,100 in four months. I did this all while traveling to over 13 countries and living on the ship full-time.
During the pandemic, when New York City restaurants were hit with COVID restrictions, I partnered with DoorDash to provide low-cost photography services for local restaurants that wanted to expand their menu online. Over the span of two months, I photographed menus for over 40 establishments in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
I was the first photographer and marketing manager for UPAVIM Crafts and Alternatives Global Marketplace—two fair trade startup companies that are dedicated to paying artisans from around the world a fair living wage. I created all social media content, designed and distributed four newsletter a week, increased social media following by 75% and doubled sales within the first three months using only organic/unpaid content.
When the Australia 2020 bushfire crisis was ongoing, I was working as a freelance filmmaker for Tastemade Travel where I was documenting sustainable tourism initiatives in the country. I traveled from Perth to Cobargo (the most devastated area) to volunteer one month of my time to photograph the devastation and recruit international firefighters to help. I also worked for three years as a Combat Camera Officer, which allowed me to live abroad in very remote locations (like Djibouti, Africa) to document combat operations for months at a time. The success of my teams was directly responsible for being me recognized as the #1 company grade officer in Air Force Combat Camera.
Travel
I've been to over 100 countries (many of them solo), and I often bring my camera to capture as much as I can. I've jumped out of planes, dived with sharks, climbed the side of cliffs and to the tops of mountains to get the perfect shot.
Potraits
One of my first freelance gigs after leaving the military was as a newborn photographer. I would go to various hospitals all over Colorado and photograph babies that were 1 or 2 days old. During the pandemic, I turned my dog into a dog model to help pay NYC rent. From headshots to model gigs, I have an eye for capturing people in their best light.
