Photography has always been a passion of mine. I began early in life with my Pentax 35 mm SLR modeling my shots after those I saw in my mother's Elle and National Geographic magazines. Over the years, I've developed a style of photography that can best be labeled as photojournalistic and thorough. Fragments of my personal photographic style are taken from celebrated self-taught photographers like Gordon Parks, Melvin Sokolsy, and Ansel Adams. I feel the essence of a subject is best captured candidly with multiple shots of a moment, where each accurately captures the emotions felt and expressed