I started making self portraits so that I could learn how to capture different emotions on film. I felt that I needed to know my relationship to being photographed before I could photograph other people. Photographing other people requires acting as a director. Growing up as an only child I did not have problems asking or trying to persuade people to play games by my rules made the roll of directing very easy to step into.

I have always had a passion for storytelling, and I try to create stories that other people can relate to through my photographs. I have gone through different phases in storytelling. At this point I am enjoying creating images with some sort of humor to them. My photo Winter’s Edge is an example of this. There is a lot of pleasure that can be derived from laughing, and I think most people need to lighten up a bit.