My Story

I grew up with a love for the outdoors. My favorite childhood memories are from campouts and road trips to National Parks. I was enthralled by stories of adventure. I poured through the pages of Backpacker Magazine and obsessively rewatched videos of climbing expeditions. I got my first taste of the backcountry on a whitewater canoe expedition with my Boy Scout troop in Alaska. There were endless possibilities around each turn of the river. I’d never felt more alive in my life. 

Growing up in Wisconsin, I didn’t have many opportunities to venture into the backcountry so my attention shifted to athletics. Soccer became my sport and I was devoted to it. As early as middle school, I spent hours a day training. I worked out, followed a strict diet, and studied film. It was hard work, but it was worth it for the pure joy that I experience on the field. I continued to pour myself into the game until injuries in college ended my career and left me feeling lost. 

On a whim, I applied for a summer guiding job in Alaska. To my surprise I got it and had one of the best summers of my life. I went on expedition after expedition and each trip felt like the trip of a lifetime. It reinvigorated my love for the outdoors and brought me back to the childlike joy I experienced my first time in Alaska. 

I turned to my camera as a way to document each adventure, but it quickly became more than that. I realized that my photos allowed me to share my stories. It gave others a taste of my adventures and brought me back into the experience. I started to look forward to capturing images as much as the trip itself. Photography ingrained itself as a cherished part of my adventure experience. 

Adventure photography became my passion. As an athlete myself, I was naturally drawn to the stories of other athletes. Sports bring out emotion and nature only adds to it. The defeat, resilience, pain, joy, and freedom that come with adventure evoke strong feelings and I find the stories inspiring. There are so many stories to tell and I love telling them. Let’s tell a story together.