Born in Raleigh, North Carolina I spent most of my early years carefree and unfocused. I thought that joining the US Army at the age of 17 would help me achieve my dreams in life. Unfortunately, it took me 8 years to realize that not only was I, not any closer to my dreams but they did not excite me at all. When my beautiful wife gave me her old camera that was used for her product photos; it was love at first sight. The camera brought something out of me that I did not know was there. With every photo, I took my passion for photography grew more and more. People look at photos every day for what they want to eat, places to visit, and for things to purchase. Most importantly, people look at photos because of the memories and the emotions that were captured within them. I want to be a part of that.