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      I'VE BEEN SURFING FOR NEARLY 29 YEARS NOW… WOW, THAT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE OLD. SURFING AND TRAVELING HAVE SHAPED MY ENTIRE LIFE. FROM GROWING UP ON PUNK ROCK AND FLIPPING THROUGH SURF MAGAZINES, TO COMPETING IN TOP AMATEUR CIRCUITS THROUGH MY LATE TEENS, THE OCEAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF MY STORY. AFTER THAT, I WENT ON TO SURF PROFESSIONALLY AND SPENT YEARS TRAVELING THE WORLD CHASING WAVES. THAT CHAPTER OF MY LIFE BROUGHT INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES, LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS, AND A PERSPECTIVE I WOULDN’T TRADE FOR ANYTHING. I STRETCHED THAT LIFESTYLE AS FAR AS I COULD, AVOIDING THE “WHITE PICKET FENCE” PATH AT ALL COSTS. HONESTLY, I DON’T KNOW WHERE I’D BE WITHOUT IT. I STARTED SHOOTING WHILE LIVING IN SAN CLEMENTE, COACHING PART-TIME AND USING VIDEO ANALYSIS WITH ATHLETES. THAT PROCESS BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER. WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODED AROUND 2014–2016, IT PUSHED EVERYTHING EVEN FURTHER AND EXPANDED WHAT FELT POSSIBLE CREATIVELY AND PROFESSIONALLY. THEN LIFE SHIFTED. A MAJOR FOOT INJURY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED MY FINE MOTOR SKILLS AND BALANCE — AND FORCED ME TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST SEASONS OF MY LIFE. BUT IN HINDSIGHT, IT PUSHED ME TO FULLY EMBRACE THE ARTISTIC SIDE I’D ALWAYS FELT PULLING AT ME. WHEN A FRIEND PUT A CAMERA BACK IN MY HAND IN OCTOBER 2024, SOMETHING CLICKED. THAT WAS THE TURNING POINT. I’VE ALWAYS LOVED PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT SURF PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY THING. AS MY COMPETITIVE CAREER SLOWED, I LEANED DEEPER INTO COACHING, ATHLETE MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND CONTENT CREATION. OVER TIME, I FOUND MYSELF COVERING EVERY ANGLE OF ACTION SPORTS — FROM BEHIND THE LENS TO BEHIND THE STRATEGY. SURFING MADE ME WHO I AM. PHOTOGRAPHY GAVE ME A NEW WAY TO SEE IT — AND IN MANY WAYS, SAVED MY LIFE. IT OPENED MY EYES TO A CREATIVE WORLD I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW EXISTED. WHETHER I’M IN THE WATER OR BEHIND THE LENS, I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.IF YOU WANT TO WORK TOGETHER, LET’S CONNECT.