I’ve been involved in creative endeavors throughout my entire life - first as a professional flutist and then as a writer, with photography as a life-long hobby. I started becoming seriously interested in photography after traveling to Tanzania in 2012. That was my first experience with wildlife photography, and I found that I loved it. I went back to Africa in 2015, but this time to South Africa. Now I was really hooked and started taking photo workshops from various pros beginning in 2017 in order to improve my skills. I've now been a finalist & won photography awards from Nature's Best, NANPA Showcase (North American Nature Photographers Association), Nature Photographer of the year, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon, Big Picture, Bird Photographer of the Year, Share the View, Arizona Camera Club Council, Photographic Society of America, Phoenix Camera Club, PebbleCreek Art Club Show, & Water Resource Council.