I graduated from the Brooks Institute of Photography in 1997, back when everything revolved around film—processing in darkrooms, long hours in lighting studios, endless printing, and a whole lot of precision. I worked comfortably across every format: 35mm, medium format, even the classic 4×5. It was an intensely technical education, and somewhere along the way, that intensity dimmed my creative spark.

In 2011, everything shifted when I started shooting with my iPhone. For the first time in years, I felt that old sense of devotion return. I was making images simply because I loved it.

My life as a photographer has taken many forms, but in 2016 I found the project that means the most to me. I began photographing Havana, Cuba—and committed myself to a ten-year journey that continues to shape my work and my life.

The vast majority of the work here has been shot with my iPhone. Teaching people to use this camera and helping them have a better understanding of its strengths, combined with a few secrets to taking better photos has lead me to the career in photography I had been looking for. 

I find myself now at the end of 2025, technology has continued to evolve and I find myself adding a camera for the first time in over a decade.  Simplicity, speed and weight are the key components for me. I still shoot with and love my iPhone but now there’s a DSLR in my fanny pack.