I started pursuing photography seriously during the summer of 2001 when I was given my first 35mm SLR camera, which previously belonged to my grandfather, an accomplished amateur photographer in the Chicago area. In the short amount of time since I began my photography career I have had the oppurtunity to work for two small circulation newspapers, The Woodstock Independent and The Scarlet & Black. My work has also been published in The Grinnell Magazine through the office of communications and enevents at my school. This year I will be taking photos non-stop as I walk across campus each day for my new position as yearbook photographer. All of these endeavers help me to learn new skills and hone my artistic vision, which results in better photographs when I am pursuing my real passion of taking photographs of the beautiful and interesting things of this world for myself and to share with others.

As I mentioned briefly I am a student at Grinnell College. I am currently pursuing degress in philosophy and psychology. I hope to go on to continue my education at a graduate school and eventually become a college professor myself. But no matter what I do, I know that photography will continue to be a true passion for me, a fascination that is both exciting and rewarding as it allows me to tap into my creative and epxressive self as I try to capture individual moments of beauty in the best ways possible.