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AS AN ART DIRECTOR, DESIGNER AND PHOTOGRAPHER, I BELIEVE THAT THE FOUNDATION OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS A POWERFUL IMAGE. ONE THAT STOPS AND ENGAGES YOU - THE TYPE OF IMAGERY THAT I PRODUCED OVER THE YEARS FOR ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ICONIC BRANDS - MARLBORO.

GRITTY, CINEMATIC AND GENUINE, MY VISION EMOTES AN EDITORIAL MOOD BY KEEPING THE STAGING SPONTANEOUS AND THE LIGHTING NATURAL. WORKING WITH AVAILABLE LIGHT CAN SOMETIMES BE STRESSFUL AS THE SUN RACES TOWARD THE HORIZON. HOWEVER, THIS DYNAMIC IS WHAT CREATES THE TENSION NECESSARY TO FORM AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH MY SUBJECT MATTER - WHETHER IT’S HUMAN, SHEET METAL OR NATURE. THE REWARD IS AN ARTFUL MOMENT IN TIME, NOT JUST A PICTURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS INDUSTRY AWARDS FOR ART DIRECTION - THE CLIOS, ART DIRECTOR’S CLUB OF NEW YORK AND THE ANDYS TO NAME A FEW. MY DESIGN WORK HAS APPEARED IN COMMUNICATION ARTS AND GRAPHIS MAGAZINES AND MY PHOTOGRAPHY IS FEATURED IN THE 2021, MAY/JUNE ISSUE OF COMMUNICATION ARTS AND FEATURED ONLINE WITHIN THEIR FRESH PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT AREA.