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BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO. SCHOOL IN SEATTLE. STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY. TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANHOLE COVERS AND GARBAGE CANS. MOVED TO NEW YORK. PHOTOGRAPHED MODEL PORTFOLIOS. MOVED TO SEATTLE. WORKED AS A FASHION ART DIRECTOR. MOVED TO DALLAS. MORE ART DIRECTION AT NEIMAN MARCUS. EXTREME CREATIVE SURGE. MOVED BACK TO SEATTLE. PHOTOGRAPHY FULL TIME. GAINED PERSPECTIVE AND FOCUS. FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY FULL SPEED AHEAD. WON AWARDS. KEPT SHOOTING MODELS AND CATALOGS. WORKED WITH TALENTED PEOPLE. GREAT CLIENTS. BOUGHT A HOUSE. MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO. STARTED SNOWBOARDING. SOLD SKIS. BOUGHT HOUSE IN LAKE TAHOE. STARTED SHOOTING WEDDINGS. LOVED BRINGING FASHION TO WEDDINGS. FELT RECHARGED. STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING DOGS. ADDED DOG PHOTOGRAPHY TO MY REPETOIRE. MOVED TO ALASKA. STILL PHOTOGRAPHING DOGS. PUBLISHED FIRST BOOK ON IDITAROD SLED DOGS. LEARNED TO SMILE AT TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MOVED BACK TO LOWER 48. NOW BASED IN RENO, NV. PUBLISHING SECOND BOOK. AVALANCHE RESCUE DOGS THIS TIME AROUND. MORE BOOKS IN THE WORKS. CAN'T GET AWAY FROM HELPING SAVE LIVES OF THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE. LOVING LIFE.