I always liked photography, but never took it seriously until last year. I took two photography classes while attending high school and did pretty well at it. After graduating I put my camera down and took up working on cars as a career. Five years ago, while I was living in Tampa, FL working as a mechanic, I took up surfing. It all began when moved in with a roommate that surfed. Before I moved in I had already purchased my first used board for 50 bucks. I was hooked from day one. We loved surfing so much that we would drive two and a half hours one way just to get to the east coast of Florida when swells came.
After five years of poor economy and tough work with no room for growth, I finally decided to leave my career as a mechanic behind. As of now… that was the best decision I ever made. After going on a couple surf trips and getting more into it I decided to buy a decent camera and pack up to visit Hawaii. I came for a few months without any expectations and realized I loved it. After returning to Florida, I made the big decision to pack up and move. I gave everything important to my family and sold my car and packed up some clothes and all my camera gear. Since I have moved here, I have been shooting so much it’s impossible to not learn more and improve. Every day I have breakthroughs. I have been swimming in bigger waves and tuning my camera better.
I’ve worked for many different clients, and I just scored my first magazine out of Brazil, Revista Surfar. I’ve also been selling fine art wall prints on my facebook fan page.
