My journey as a photographer has been an interesting one. At an early age, I dreamed of becoming a surf filmmaker and traveling the world so I bought my first professional video camera while I was in high school. Yet an opportunity for a “free” education somehow led me to Mechanical Engineering. Working a 9-5 for a manufacturing company allowed me to focus on photography in my free time, as a creative outlet which eventually turned into freelancing opportunities as a portrait and music photographer.
Eventually, Shutterhead was born as a brand for my work. That work led to an opportunity to become a creative director and professional photographer for a philanthropic fashion company. While that time was an incredible journey of travel and opportunities to impact people's lives around the world, the creativity was hindered by the organization’s goals and eventually burnt me out. So, I shifted directions, some would say 180 degrees, and pursued the technical side of my brain as a Product Owner for a national bank, managing the development of trading software. It's a big responsibility but doesn't do much for my desire to get out with a camera.
All that said, the creative juices never stop flowing. I pick up a camera every day. I take a camera with me everywhere I go and look for inspiration in everything. So here I find myself, again in a season of life, wanting to share what I see in this world. I have always been known as a photographer that finds beauty in the “ordinary”. So that's what I'm leaning into again. Just going to have fun with it.
God bless.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart”
- Colossians 3:23
