I was born in Princeton, NJ in 1974, though most of my upbringing took place in Seattle. I studied Psychology and Painting at Middlebury College ('96) in Vermont.

I began taking photographs in 1997 while living in Tokyo. At the time I was studying sumi-e ink painting under a Zen Buddhist master. I began to experience the limitations of the medium, and found photography gave me much greater access to the world and allowed me to participate in it, rather than sketching it from afar. I got my basic training at Tokyo Photo Workshops, and then at the Photocenter NW in Seattle. I spent the next few years studying, interning at galleries, traveling and shooting around the world, and assisting commercial and editorial photographers. It was also during this time that I started Slideluck Potshow, which is a multimedia slideshow and potluck dinner that aims to build and strengthen community through food and art. Slideluck is now a 501c3 non-profit, and takes place in about 50 cities around the world.

I moved to NYC in the fall of 2003. Since that time I have done some high-end advertising work as well shot for a number of publications, NGO’s, and Unversities. Clients include: The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Nike, Royal Bank of Scotland, Men’s Health Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Columbia University, Forbes Traveler, Clinique, The Daily Telegraph, NYU, L’Express Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Simon & Shuster, Billboard Magazine, Le Figaro Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, Chex, AOL, Metropolis Magazine, International Center for Aids Prevention, and Hewlett-Packard.