My Artistic Philosopy
We've all felt it. It's undeniable, yet magically indescribable. An experience that's both shared and unique. It's an awareness of silence, a sense of insignificance, an unburdening. And it's infinite, yet for most of us, woefully fleeting. And it's what I want to capture.

The goal of my work is to tap into our mutual sense of wilderness, to deconstruct the elements that contribute to our awareness of nature. Many of our most powerful life experiences occur during time spent outdoors. The individual constituents of our surroundings, through some unknown formula, each add up to a singular memory or sensation we associate with nature.

Often the most unexpected sights can trigger this sense. The profile of a particular mountain, a series of contours in the sand, a distinct shade of red, an unusual shape of a lone cloud. Each, though decidedly different, prompts that feeling of comforting solitude in its own distinct way.

For me, a successful nature photograph must confront your preconceptions. Yet at the same time, it just has to feel right, as if it's how you’ve always seen the subject, but never realized it. That's what I'm after. Perhaps it's seeing something from a different perspective, an unappreciated detail, an accentuated line, an de-emphasis of color, or an unexpected angle.

I hope that in the very least my photography can challenge you to rethink and appreciate nature in a new light. After all, new light is the medium by which every photograph is both created and viewed. We might as well take advantage of it.

Conservation
Above all else, my work depends on environmental access, conservation, and education. Without the dedicated efforts of those working to preserve and protect our wild spaces, many – if not all – of my photographs simply would not exist.

Beginning in 2007, I will donate ten percent of my annual profits equally to The Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and The Access Fund. These groups labor to protect the enivronment and its most precious natural habitats for generations to come. In so doing, they help to ensure that nature and documentary photography remain two separate disciplines.

About Me
I'm outside every chance I get. If it's the weekend and I'm not climbing, backpacking, cycling, or out with my camera somewhere, chances are I'm either injured or preparing for an exhibition.

It's out of this relentless passion for the outdoors that I developed my love for photography. Like many beginners, I wanted to share my wilderness experiences with others through pictures. I sought to communicate the sense of awe and inspiration I felt on my outdoor adventures, but quickly found the point-and-shoot camera to be frustratingly inadequate. I would miss moments too brief for my shutter, subjects too distant for my lens. And so I bought my first SLR camera and started getting serious about three years ago, and haven't looked back since.

Of course, looking back is a little harder these days. Unnecessary movements are a bit more difficult to muster when you're carrying five lenses, a sturdy tripod, external flashes, filters, remotes, and a tangle of cables. Nevertheless, with all these tools in hand, exacting photography is a reality. Creativity and imagination are now my only limitations.

My training is in molecular biology. During the week, I do basic scientific research trying to understand how cells function at their most fundamental levels. Much of my artistic inspiration derives from the elegance and complexity of the biological systems that I study in the laboratory.

I started Sharp End Photography in early 2006 to begin sharing some of my favorite photographs with a wider audience. Since then, I have exhibited my work in several spaces and sold dozens of fine-art prints to clients and collectors. My goal is to expand my business to an even wider audience and eventually focus all of my time on delivering my vision in stunning and original ways.

I hope you enjoy my work, and I'd love to hear what you think. Please feel to [write me] with any comments.