Storytelling has always been a passion of mine since I can remember.
But storytelling through photographs is a relatively new thing.
Originally I got into photography because I wanted to take photos of trains. They can be visually very interesting, and I had a lifelong interest in trains. The chances to take photos of them weren’t very often and all I had was a simple point in shoot, but I took whatever opportunity I had to see what I could do.
My love for photography didn’t really start until my sophomore spring semester of college in 2014 when I took a photography class for my journalism degree. This opened up the world of DSLR cameras where I could really go to town trying cool things with my photography. And while the class ended at the end of the semester, my new found love of photography didn’t.
That Christmas I got my own DSLR camera and it was off to the races. At first, most of my photography was the same as what I started with: trains. I would take Saturdays and travel between Austin, Texas, and Taylor, stopping to take photos of whatever trains passed by.
But as time went on, I expanded my horizons.
First, it was using a tripod and the Canon Rebel T3i to take cool photos of the annual Fourth of July fireworks in my hometown. Then it was using it to take photos of drum corps shows I attended.
After that it was taking photos at the family reunions and learning how to take great candid shots.
And now it has evolved into taking stunning landscape and scenic photos.
I really learned to fall in love with this type of photography on a road trip through New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona in 2024. From snapping photos from over 14,000 feet at the top of Pikes Peak to waking up at 4:30 a.m. to get a sunrise photo at the Grand Canyon, I found something that I truly love.
And now I’m coupling that with my love of writing to tell the stories of the photos that I take to give you a better understanding of those photos and to go beyond what the lens sees. Between the photos and the writing, I hope to provide a great story to give you a better appreciation of what you’re seeing.
Multimedia storytelling is pretty cool, isn’t it?
