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Officially, I’m a geographer and a writer, but I also consider myself a naturalist and part-time filmmaker/photographer. I have a broad knowledge of ecology and wildlife biology. While I’ve read many books and have viewed over 100 nature documentaries, much of my knowledge is based on firsthand field observation.
I've been videotaping North American wildlife and photographing Western landscapes since 2001. I’ve also recorded production-quality natural sounds since 2005.
EARLY YEARS
The majority of my work has been within a four-mile radius of my childhood home. I was fortunate to have been born and raised in remote northeastern California’s Little Hot Springs Valley. There, I found freedom, escapism, and inspiration through outdoor photography and videography. Growing up, I often enjoyed (except when I was lost or really thirsty) the meadows, forests, ponds, lava beds, and mountains that could be found nearby. Town was far away and boring. As a youth, if I wanted to have fun, I’d grab my cameras and head for the woods.
TRAVELS
I've visited California’s North Coast and Owens Valley, southeastern Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, the Dakotas, Alberta, and Baja. I have digital media from a variety of landscapes, and I've been instilled with admiration and appreciation for the North American West’s natural regions.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
I built a vast library of digital media after gradually gaining access to professional equipment. I’ve collected hundreds of hours of video, dozens of hours of sound, and thousands of photographs. This site allows me to share what I’ve kept to myself for years.
I’ve completed three professional-quality documentaries: The Wildlife of Little Hot Springs Valley (2007), Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: A Biophysical Overview (2009), and Conditions of Western Wildlife (2010). Wildlife and Prairie Creek aired multiple times on local PBS stations. In 2009, Wildlife won an “Honorable Mention for Animal Behavior” from the prestigious International Wildlife Film Festival at Missoula, Montana. During the same year, Prairie Creek got nominated for the campus-wide Best Undergraduate Research Project Award at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. Both documentaries screened publicly multiple times.
EDUCATION
In May 2009, at age 21, I graduated from Humboldt State University in northwestern California. I acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with an English Writing Minor. My geographic training has given me a good general idea (at least academically) of how the world works, both environmentally and culturally.
CURRENT SITUATION
I’m moving to Boulder, Colorado in August 2010. I hope to continue my geography studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder starting in fall 2011. I also eagerly look forward to further exploring the Rockies and the Southwest from a new base of operations.
