BIO
BORN IN ST. LOUIS. WENT TO WGHS. STL PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT. FIRST CAR WAS THE MOTHERSHIP. PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL. WENT TO SCHOOL IN CHICAGO. PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL. STUDIED SPORTS MEDICINE. LIKED BIOLOGY. HATED CHEMISTRY. LEFT SCHOOL. SOLD WOMEN'S SHOES. STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING WITH MOM, LISA. HAS NEVER TAKEN A SELF-PORTRAIT IN A MIRROR. SHOT SPORTS FOR 8 YEARS. HAS PHOTOGRAPHED NEARLY EVERY SPORT POSSIBLE. SHOT WEDDINGS FOR 7. ASSISTED FOR 3. HAS BEAUTIFUL WIFE SARAH. PUG NAMED STELLA. IS 6'3" BUT CONSIDERED SHORT IN THE FAMILY. LIKES GOODFELLAS, DO THE RIGHT THING, & THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (AND IS NOT AFRAID TO ADMIT IT). HATES MAYONNAISE. BUT WILL EAT COLE SLAW. WENT TO HALLMARK. GRADUATED 1ST IN CLASS. WAS RECIPIENT OF THE MAMIYA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. PROFILED IN AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE. ENJOYS BEER, VODKA & BOURBON. FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE RICHARD AVEDON, GREGORY HEISLER, ARNOLD NEWMAN & DAN WINTERS. LISTENS TO DE LA SOUL & A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. JOHNNY CASH OF COURSE. LOVES TO PHOTOGRAPH WITH GIRLTALK PLAYING IN THE STUDIO. WEARS A HAT ALMOST 365 DAYS A YEAR. SOMETIMES IS KNOWN TO ROCK A SWEET 'STACHE. LOVES THE HOLSTEE MANIFESTO. HAS LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HIMSELF OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. TRIES TO BE A BETTER PERSON AND BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER EACH DAY.