I was born and raised in the small agricultural town of Carpinteria on the coast of California. It was a beautiful area, and very early in life I got my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic. As time wore on, I upgraded to a Kodak 35mm, and eventually wound up shooting with a Nikon D7100, which I love. As time wore on, I found myself longing for the mountains, and moved to Nevada City, an old mining town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. With so many places to explore, I found myself constantly taking photos and documenting my adventures. Over the past...more