As a child, I was a weak reader with symptoms of dyslexia,

and challenges with comprehension. I’m sure you can

imagine, that led to an overall frustration with reading, and so,

I learned to understand stories through the pictures in

magazines like Life, Nat Geo, Boy’s Life, and Popular

Mechanics. While a scramble of words intended to describe a

global event or how a herd of elephants walked across the

plains of Africa at dusk, a photograph can captivate its

audience through the story of light, composition, and pattern.

This is where my spark for visual art began and this is why I

continue to pursue photography.