My Ethos

I was living in Chicago—a young thirty-something working as a bartender—in the early part of 2020. Abruptly, as life shifts tend to be, I was faced with the question: “What do I do now?” Decidedly uncertain about an 11th Midwest winter I finished my lease, choosing not to renew.

I packed one backpack, one suitcase and a storage unit with the extraneous. I purchased a one-way ticket to Mexico for an undetermined period of time to pursue a lifelong passion: photography.

At that moment the adventure was born.

You see, I have been shooting since high school but fell victim to the colloquial wisdom that “later” was a tangible point in time. “Later” and I had been playing tag for more than a decade.

I shoot landscapes because of the impermanence of the moment. Now is a real point in time and dare I be frank, it as also all you have at a given moment.

I cannot change what is there.

I can neither stage nor dress.

I can solely appreciate what is in front of me if I am willing to

Stop. Look. And focus.