I was born and raised in Southern California and have been a photographer most of my life. I received my first camera in the third grade and have been taking pictures ever since. In 1988, I graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, with a degree in multi-media photography and moved to Los Angeles to pursue my career. I was fortunate to work in many areas of photography in those years and gained incredible experience from my time in the business. Now, 20 years later, my professional capacity is in a different field, so I enjoy my photography as an...more