I grew up in Arkansas and spent my younger years mountain biking and fishing as if my life depended on it. But, in my early 20s, I decided that I might not make it to “the pros” in either of those fields, so I walked into a pawn shop and bought a used 35mm camera. I knew absolutely nothing about photography and had never even touched a camera with more than one button before – all we had growing up was an old Polaroid. The first time I photographed a sunset from a bluff over the Arkansas River, I knew this was the path for me. Since then, I have dedicated my life to the light, doing my best to be in the right place at the right time. I first traveled to Alaska in 2003 and have returned every summer since, working in a variety of positions until I started offering photography tours in 2010. I am truly living my dream, sharing my passions with others, all while in a setting I consider to be one of the most captivating places on Earth.

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Unlike most people who visit Alaska during the summer, I first arrived in late fall – planning to visit my cousin in Anchorage for a month and heading back south to the lower 48, but I ended up staying through winter and the following summer. I fell head over heels for Alaska and I have returned every summer since 2009 guiding hikes in Denali National Park. There was one year when I thought I was not going to return – not that I didn’t want to, but it just wasn’t going to work out. My friend Terry caught wind of my plans and changed them, for which I am forever grateful because we are now married and I get to spend half of my life in the most wonderful place on Earth. I help with all the behind-the-scenes stuff here, so you likely won’t meet me, but you might talk to me on the phone or through email. I look forward to sharing my knowledge of this special place with you and helping you make the most of your Denali visit.

I developed a deep appreciation for light early on as my father was a photographer for Sports Illustrated for 30 years. He taught me the language of f.stops and shutter speeds and opened the world of photojournalism and action sports photography to me when I was very young. I combined my love of photography with a passion for social justice and spent 8 years in South Asia and East Africa working in International human rights and food security. I returned to the USA in 2014 and as fate would have it, I made my way up to Alaska the following year and I knew immediately this was a place I would need more time in. I have since lived in Alaska year-round and revel in the wilderness here. The lifestyle, culture, and landscape of Alaska enable me to combine my love for photojournalism and action sport photography through documenting landscape, wildlife and backcountry expeditions; skiing, climbing and mountaineering and the Alaskan lifestyle. I am grateful every day to be able to continue exploring my passion of photography and hone this craft in such a magnificent part of the world while sharing my passion with others. I look forward to exploring Denali with you.

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Photography is a hobby that had forever peaked my interest, buy my day job is pipefitting & plumbing. It wasn’t until late 2007 that an impulse buy led me down a path I could never have imagined. My camera has opened many doors for me and I’m thankful for everything it has blessed me with. Shortly after my impulsive buy, the economy tanked and the company I worked for had a massive layoff. I spent my time of unemployment learning about photography, and hiking the Ozarks shooting photos. I soaked up all I could about photography and could see improvement every day. At the end of 2008 I won Photographer of the Year for an Arkansas Photography Club, and shortly after that I landed a job as an outdoors photojournalist and became a freelance photographer traveling as much as possible. Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Missouri and South Dakota were a few of my favorites. It has long been a dream of mine to not only make it to Alaska, but also to explore the Denali region after meeting Terry Boyd and seeing one of his slideshows. It lit a fire under me that has never gone out. When Terry called me to join his team I promptly quit a good job where I was building laboratories that built our nuclear missiles. My boss said I was crazy to quit my job and asked what I was going to get paid. I think I confirmed his suspicion when I told him I didn’t know what I’d make. I didn’t care. It’s not about the money. I worked half a season last year and was so excited about my days I couldn’t sleep at night. I guess I’m still crazy because I’m even more excited about returning for my third year.

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