About

Hey there,

Thanks for stopping by. That’s me on the right on one of my photo tours. We were in Monument Valley, Utah, with our two Navajo guides. I like this picture because it sums up a few of the things I enjoy most: traveling to new places, learning about new cultures, making new friends, and capturing it with my camera!

The Photographer

I’ve been making photographs for over twenty years and I still love every form of it: cityscapes, landscapes, street, drone/aerial work. I’m especially drawn to night photography. Cities that look one way by day become something completely different after dark. It’s something I always enjoy shooting.

My work has been published in Condé Nast Traveler, CNN, BBC, and in inflight magazines across Asia. I’ve been recognized in competitions including the Epson International Pano Awards, the Drone Photography Awards, and the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. I’ve exhibited my photographs in solo and group shows, and also sell prints of my work. Photography isn’t something I do on the side. It’s the thing I’ve built my life around.

The Teacher & Speaker

Before I was doing this full time, I spent over a decade as a university professor in Busan, South Korea. Teaching is part of who I am. I love the moment when something clicks for someone, when they finally see what they’ve been trying to see or make the image they’ve been trying to make.

I speak regularly at photography clubs, camera stores, and creative groups. I’ve also been a guest on podcasts where I talk about travel, photography, and what drives me. I share travel logs, interviews, and tips on my YouTube channel too. It’s worth checking out if you want to get a feel for how I think and shoot.

If you’d like me to speak to your group or club, I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch.

The Guide

I lead small-group photography trips to some of the most visually extraordinary places on the planet. Japan is one of my core trips. I actually lived in Asia for 16 years. Seven years in Barcelona before that.

I taught at a university in Busan, South Korea, spent time in Singapore and Malaysia, and have traveled to over 50 countries across Asia, Europe, Central and South America. I speak Spanish fluently, some Italian, and a little Korean. When I take you somewhere in Asia, I’m not reading from a guidebook. I know the back streets, the locals, the light at every hour, and the stories behind what you’re looking at. That’s a very different thing.

But here’s what really sets these trips apart: we don’t just show up and shoot. On every trip we work with local cultural guides who give you real context. The story behind what you’re photographing. The history of the neighborhood. The significance of the moment. When you understand what you’re looking at, your photographs start to tell its story.

And then there’s something nobody expects to love as much as they do: the people. Every single time, the group becomes one of the best parts of the whole trip. You’re all standing in the same spot, in the same light, and you walk away with completely different photographs. Talking it through over dinner, seeing what someone else caught that you missed, you just can’t replicate that shooting alone.

Giving Back

Travel changes the people who do it. But it should also benefit the places and communities that make it possible. That’s something I feel strongly about and try to live out on every trip I lead.

On my Navajo tour we travel with Navajo guides, stay in tribe-owned hotels, and eat at Navajo-owned restaurants. The money you invest in your trip goes directly back into the hands of the people whose land and culture you’re there to experience.

I apply the same principle everywhere I go, seeking out women-owned and minority-owned businesses, local guides, and community-rooted accommodations wherever possible. This isn’t a policy I adopted. It’s just how I travel.

I also serve on the advisory team at FreshLens Chicago, an organization dedicated to connecting emerging photographers with meaningful opportunities. It’s work I believe in deeply.

When you travel with me, your investment doesn’t just come back to you in photographs. It stays in the communities we visit. That matters to me. And I hope it matters to you too.

Let’s Stay in Touch

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