ABOUT

As a kid, my life was filled with manic energy, Tang, Atari, and KISS. There was nothing stopping me from buying a guitar and costume (complete with make-up and high-heeled boots), and rocking the socks off other kids. My intentions were steadfast, just not in the master plan.

I fell into photography on a whim. While getting a degree in graphic design, I was required to take a photography course. By the end of the first quarter I knew it was the path for me. A light bulb went off, so to speak. I graduated in 1997 with a degree in commercial photography and moved to Raleigh to start my career as a highly paid assistant. After a long stint of working with local photographers and production companies, as well as luminaries in the industry such as Mark Seliger, Annie Leibovitz, and Martin Schoeller, I decided to take things out on my own. In 2006 I married the love of my life, Vanessa. She is the inspiration behind my work. We now reside in Los Angeles.

Photography has led me to other parts of the world I thought I would never see. It has given me the chance to express my creativity with other people that otherwise would never have known I existed. And although I'm not a member of KISS, I discovered my true passion as a photographer. I am truly grateful to be a part of all this. Now all I have to do is figure out a way to break my addiction to the iTunes music store.

"I didn't want to work at Pizza Hut and I didn't want to join the Army. So I just decided to go out and be awesome." -Henry Rollins