From a young age, I was captivated by light and the way it shaped the world around me. The way water bent it into a rhythmic shimmer. The way a laser, bounced off crumpled tin foil, scattered spontaneous constellations across the ceiling of my childhood bedroom.
Then, at twelve years old, I held a camera for the first time. A Minolta X-700 my late father handed me when I asked to photograph a passing train. Looking through the viewfinder, something shifted. There was a pause. An awareness that tempered the urge to immediately press the shutter. The instinct to compose. To wait. To feel the frame settle into place.
Click.
From that moment on, I knew I would spend my life behind a camera.
Fortunately, that instinct turned into a career. I began with still photography, studying in Sheridan College’s Commercial Photography program. Film school never felt like the right path. I had heard about the strict structured progression of doing the union route, but being a young man and impatient, I was more interested in the immediacy and independence of stills. That said, I was constantly filming the chaos of my early twenties in downtown Toronto on my Panasonic DVX100, cutting footage purely for the joy of it.
After apprenticing under some of Canada’s top commercial, editorial, and fashion photographers, I built a portfolio and spent the next two decades refining my craft. Somehow, thanks to incredible clients and collaborators, I was able to support a family in beautiful Calgary Alberta, doing what many dismissed as “just a hobby.”
Today, my focus is primarily motion, with the occasional stills campaign. I travel with a full complement of camera, lens, lighting, and grip equipment, all packed precisely into my trusty van, including an Alexa 35.
Producers tend to appreciate having one less logistical puzzle to solve, since the van covers most local commercials.
If you think my style suits your project, I'd love to chat.
