Since graduating college with a Physics degree, I've spent time as a wildland firefighter, a State Department diplomat, an adventure trip leader, and an Asia-traveling backpacker. While that sounds more like the resume of a schizophrenic than a photographer, it's my sense of adventure that's the common thread.

That same sense of adventure is one of the two things that drives me to search out new things to capture through my camera lens. The other is my belief that a major problem facing the world today is an empathy deficit. I think photography can help decrease the deficit by allowing viewers to connect with subjects, and I want to be part of that.