More ABOUT ME
2022 will be my 14th year photographing weddings, it has been an amazing journey full of love, happiness, tears, new friends and smiles that seem to get bigger every year.
I have photographed weddings in the state of New York including Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, the Finger Lakes, 1000 Islands, ADK's and New York City.
Weddings have also brought me to Vail and Denver CO, Philadelphia PA, and New Jersey. I have a special place in my heart for Colorado :) I first visited the beautiful Rocky Mountains at 16 years old. I have tried to visit every year since as some of my best friends have started families there.
I love it there so much I just married my one and only in Rocky Mountain National Park last fall! (wedding photo by Mountain and Mood)
I have a 14 year old dog named Bella - she also has my heart. I love spending time with my wife traveling, hiking, exploring and trying new craft beer. I also love music! I'm very lucky to have the opportunity to photograph music and musicians, scroll down for more!
FAA CERTIFIED DRONE PILOT
Music photography
Working for Fender opened so many doors in music photography for me and I have had the chance to photograph artists including Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Panic at the Disco, Weezer, Fun, Neon Trees to name a few.
On the other side of music I enjoyed two years as the Eastman School of Music "Eastman Presents' Concert Series photographer. This position has allowed me to photograph such artists as Bela Fleck, Wynton Marsalis, Renee Fleming, and Norm Lewis.
If you'd like to see more of my music photography please visit -
www.empirewestlive.com
Music photography is another passion of mine and has become a large part of my life over the past 8 years. As I mentioned I'm a huge music fan, and I don't think there's anything better than combining my love of photography and music. About 8 years ago I was very lucky to have my images noticed by a band from Copenhagen, Denmark called New Politics and then by a company called Fender!
Craft beer photography
You can see more of my craft beer images by clicking the links below -
www.threeheadsbrewing.com
www.younglionbrewing.com
What can I say about Craft Beer Photography? It's awesome! I've always been a fan of craft beer and in 2010 I attended the Great American Beer Festival for the first time. During that trip I visited 'The Mayor of Old Town', a craft beer bar in Ft. Collins, CO and took some photos of my experience there. The photos were then picked up and published by BeerAdvocate magazine. This opened up another crazy opportunity for me to combine things I love, this time craft beer and photography. Once I was on the BeerAdcovate team I started spending time photographing in local breweries with head brewers learning about brewing and the craft beer industry first hand from amazing people. As I learned more about the rapidly growing industry I decided to start home brewing and have made several super tasty beers!
