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I'm 43 years old, born and raised in Los Angeles.

Currently living in Las Vegas, moved here in 2009 after living in Norwich, Norfolk, UK for seven years.

I studied fine art and photography in college, eventually graduating from Cal State University in Fullerton with a degree in Art. My emphesis was in Drawing and Painting, but I took a lot of photography classes as well. As I've gotten older, I feel like I can express myself a lot more with photography than painting or drawing.

For most of my photostream I used a Canon Powershot A1000 point and shoot camera and processed my shots with Picasa and Paint.net, both freeware programs.

In April, 2011 I upgraded to a Pentax K-x, which is a fine piece of kit. Except for the crappy toy lens it came with.

I currently shoot with either my old school 28mm f/2.8 SMC-M or 50mm f/2.0 SMC-M prime lenses. I'm becoming a big fan of prime lenses.

I usually take pictures of city streets, freeways, strip malls, light industrial complexes and suburbia. Urban landscapes. My philosophy is this:

I could probably go to some exotic island or lush tropical jungles and crank out beautiful shot after beautiful shot. But, many people don't live exotic islands or tropical jungles, many people just live in suburbia.

So, doesn't it make sense to try to find beauty where you are? Where others see soulless architecture and drab surroundings, I try to see interesting shapes and angles, light and shadow interplay, cool juxtapositions of images and themes

That's what I do. I try to find beauty in places most people have written off as ugly. And, yes, I do fail much of the time, but that's only because I continue to develop my eyes and hone my craft.

I have a total, impassioned and unwavering belief in my art.