Born and raised in Missouri, I quickly had an attraction for thunderstorms.

I'm not really sure when it all began. Even as a kid I would love to be outside and watch lightning, trying to make out things in the unique shapes it made. Perhaps it was when I was two years old and saw lightning strike a building next door to me (not that I remember this, but that's what I heard from my parents). And yes, that building burnt to the ground (too bad I didn't have a camera, eh? Photography by Fisher Price!)

However, the real fun began when I moved from Missouri to Phoenix, Arizona to attend Collins College. It was during Ray Bowen's photography class when I learned how to use an SLR camera to capture lightning (as well as learn a TON about photography, which got me hooked right there alone). And it was during that class when the Forth of July, a little thunderstorm, fireworks, and myself were all in one spot. This is where I got my first lightning on 35mm film.

Besides photography, I also keep busy as a photographer, computer-guy (websites, repair, etc), and a part-time mailman on the side. With a little luck, I'll be able to start a studio soon and focus my efforts on photography!

Some of my other interests (besides photography) include web design, bicycling, art, alternative physics, gardening, and music (guitar, bass, piano and occasionally drums).

Future plans of mine include a trip to Texas and Arizona. I want to convert at least one of my cars to run on orthohydrogen, which would make it the ultimate chase vehicle! That and I would save a ton not having to buy gas! So there's a storm coming across Amarillo? Not a problem!