I have been doing photography since 2006. It is a passion of personal fulfillment and not a career, but I am endeavouring to develop my passion into a professional skill that I can use in my non-profit career.
My primary specialization is macro, but I also have experience shooting landscapes, activist events and weddings. I am only beginning to dabble in abstract photography.
I have never had any formal training or education, and I intend to continue being only self-taught. Technique is something that can be learned from experience, and expression is too individual and free to be constrained by traditional art education.
I also quite frequently write poetry these days. I sometimes dabble in abstract drawings, though not often anymore.
When not snapping pictures, I'm a Non-Profit Leadership and Management student at Arizona State University, and a volunteer at more non-profits than I can count on one hand.
Favourite Visual Artist
Currently, Chris Arnade, for his compelling photography of drug addicts in NYC
Favourite Movies
Any Hayao Miyazaki film.
Favourite TV Shows
Big Bang Theory, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Babylon 5, House of Cards.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Opeth. Agalloch. Enslaved. System of a Down. Gojira. Deftones. Baroness. sooo many more!
Favourite Books
"Capital in the 21st Century" by Thomas Piketty. "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi.
Favourite Writers
e.e. cummings, Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Favourite Games
Golden Sun, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Fable 2, Oblivion, Dragon Age, Pathfinder (Tabletop.)
Favourite Gaming Platform
N64, Xbox360, Tabletop.
Tools of the Trade
Pentax K-50 (2015 model), Fujifilm Finepix S9100 (2007 model), GIMP 2.8
Other Interests
Music, Activism, Art, Poetry, Politics, Queer Fashion, Nature, Coffee, Women, French, Amnesty International.