I'm a Husband, Dad, Photographer, Writer and Entrepreneur. I've always identified as a writer. During middle and high school I patched together my first long work of fiction entitled "In Country" - a book about a young man's experience with the horror of war. I guess I didn't get the memo to "write what you know". My journey with photography began with shooting and developing black and white film (primarily architectural) at University of Victoria in the early 1990's. The beautiful gradations of black and white film mesmerized me. I really only began shooting color film after I graduated and moved to Asia in 1997.
I wrote my first mature fiction following graduation from UVic in 1996. Starting with a series of short stories and and a novelette "Some Small Rebellions" this post-grad period culminated with the writing and publication of my first novel (Out From Under ISBN: 978-0-9781285-3-1) that I wrote prior to moving to Asia. It was a great period of artistic growth.
In South Korea I shot a ton of landscape, architectural and street photography that eventually became a book (South Korea: A Photographic Journey ISBN: 978-0-9781285-0-0) A photographic journey of South Korea during the turbulent and transitional turn of the Millennium. This was concurrent with writing my second novel "Breathing Busan".
I spent several years in commercial publishing (On Side ISBN: 978-0-9781285-2-4 Fast Talk ISBN: 978-0-9781285-5-5 Speaking! Speaking! Speaking! ISBN: 978-0-9781285-4-8), trade magazine publishing (TALL Magazine ISSN: 1718-3677) and imaging for advertising and marketing (Pro-Stretch Carpet Installation System ISBN: 978-0-9781285-6-2). It was great to earn money from my creative abilities but I missed the purely creative outlet that photography and writing could be.
When my tech company (vmOSX) took off I was able to once again explore photography by shooting wildlife, landscape and family portraits for personal enjoyment. I also produce lifestyle video which you can see in my YouTube channel here.
Now I've returned to personal projects including game programming http://everestthegame.com music and film production. I'm looking to hone my portfolio and advance my creative vision. I look forward to working with bright, talented and passionate people from all walks of life.•