I fell in love with photography as a young man when I received my first Pentax film camera from my grandfather. I'm extremely passionate about photographing the people and word around me.

Stepping outsdie and taking a photograph allows me to enter a mental space where time and emotion stops and the focus is soely on the photo. I'm able to capture a moment in time that will most likely never look the same way again.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

LGBTQIA+ rights and people are under attack around the world and in the United States. There is no federal law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. We must stand up and demand full acceptance and equal rights for our people and the LGBTQ+ community.

Pronuncation: /ˈwändərˌləst/
Definition: (noun) a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world. "a man consumed by wanderlust"

I'm ever consumed by what some may call wanderlust, I just call it life.

It's our duty, as decent human beings, to help empower the lives of people of color in our communities! We need to speak up for the injustices and systematic racism that exists in this country and stand by our fellow black brothers and sisters to bring an end to inequality.

Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”