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Ever since I was a young boy, I remembered being surrounded by two things—guitas and cameras. My father always had them around the house, and while I first gravitated toward music, photography found its way into my life in an unexpected and deeply meaningful way.

 

As a teenager and young adult, I poured my passion into playing guitar, starting and performing in local San Francisco bands. But back then, making it big wasn’t easy—YouTube didn’t exist, and breaking into the music industry was a different game. Then, in my mid-twenties, something shifted. I started looking back at all the candid photos my father had taken of my brother, our family, and me. I realized how powerful a single photo could be—it had the ability to transport you back in time, to relive emotions, moments, and memories that might otherwise fade. That realization hit deep, sparking something in my soul.

So, I picked up a camera and started capturing everything—street scenes, landscapes, everyday life. My girlfriend at the time (who is now my wife of nearly 30 years) loved having her photos taken at different locations around San Diego, and those early days of shooting helped me fall even more in love with photography.

 

At the time, I had a stable, well-paying job, but my passion for photography kept growing. I took every opportunity to hone my skills, learning all I could about lighting, composition, and storytelling. Eventually, my "day job" started using my photography expertise to shoot motorcycle products for their catalogs, websites, and advertisements. This was my introduction to studio photography—working with professional lighting, backdrops, and commercial setups.

 

Around that same time, I started a photography-based greeting card line, featuring scenic landscapes from San Diego, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, and San Francisco. Local stores carried my cards, which gave me the confidence to explore photography beyond just a creative passion.

 

In 2004, I started photographing weddings part-time while still holding my full-time job. But in 2005, I took the leap—I left my job to pursue photography full-time. Over the next 15 years, I photographed 30-40 weddings a year, capturing love stories while also offering maternity and family portraits.

 

Then, in 2018, I started incorporating professional headshots into my work, photographing business professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners. By 2023, I expanded into personal branding photography, helping clients visually tell their brand stories with authentic, impactful imagery. Photography has been a lifelong journey—one that started with a simple realization about the power of an image.

 

Today, my mission is to create timeless, high-quality photos that capture personality, emotion, and connection. Whether it’s a headshot, branding session, or family portrait, I want my clients to feel seen, confident, and proud of the story their images tell.

 

Ready to create something amazing together? Let’s chat!