BIO:

Grew up in Kailua and attended a school with mandatory French lessons until 4th grade. Currently knows no French. May not have ever known any French.
Played on a Punahou tennis team that won 22 straight state championships. Managed to not blow the win streak.
Took 5 calculus classes during 4-year career at UCSD. 5 more than he will ever need.
Put obscure sounding Management Science degree to use by securing a marketing and project management job in LA.
Scoffed at the prospect of employee benefits and financial security and quit his job for a lifetime of risk and judgment and became a photographer.
Realized how much better it is to live in Hawaii than LA and here we are.

PRESS & AWARDS:

AIGA 5-0 Awards 2013 - "Timeless Maunakea" Anthology Marketing Group for the Maunakea Beach Hotel, Prince Resorts Hawaii
CRMA - "Into the Woods"
AIGA 5-0 Awards 2017 - "Into the Woods" Honolulu Magazine
Hawaii Publisher's Assoc. 2017 Pa'i Award - First Place for Feature Photography (Coated Stock) "Model Citizens" Honolulu Magazine. "Phenomenal series here . . . What I want to compliment is the planning these images took. You didn't just place a subject in a pretty place and click the shutter. These images took a lot of work and technical proficiency."
Hawaii Publisher's Assoc. 2017 Pa'i Award - First Place for Essay Photography (Coated Stock) "Model Citizens" Honolulu Magazine. "Wow. This photographer took some chances and had some fun. I appreciate all the time and effort that went into this photo shoot."
AAAB Bronze - Best use of photography/illustrations - Magazines "20 for the next 20, 2020."

SELECTED CLIENT LIST:

Editorial

Commercial