A little Bit about me
Born in New Hampshire but with ties around the world, I’m a full-time Model/Actor/Photographer currently based in Tampa, Florida
For my professional life, I’ve been modeling as an adult since 2017 and shooting photos since 2007, it’s been a long journey getting to where we are today
For my recreational life I’ve pursued a wide variety of hobbies including but not limited to: Paddleboarding, Skateboarding, Skydiving, Shooting, Motorcycling, Snorkeling, and basically any activity you can think of that involves being outdoors
Modeling/Acting
It all started in Central Park, New York City. I was playing around while my older sister was graduating modeling school when my dad and I were approached by a talent scout.
He believed that I had potential and wanted me to join the program, completely free of charge as he genuinely believed that I had the potential to do so much more…. Well less than an hour later I ran into a bench and cracked my skull open, putting a pause on that dream.
When I was 19 years old I was on a work trip for Hollister in New York. I was on a subway when I was approached by a talent scout who wanted to set up a meeting. Two days later I was signed with an agency in New York… But living in Florida with no idea what to do next.
I found a local agency in Tampa who got me out of that contract and signed me to a non-exclusive after walking me through everything I needed to know.
Seven years later here we are today!
Photography
I’ve been shooting photos since I was 10 years old and handed my first Nikon to keep me occupied while on trips. They say “give enough monkeys a typewriter and they’ll produce shakespeare” but if you give a 10 year old a camera and he clicks that shutter enough times, he’ll capture gold.
Over time I started noticing which photos made the adults in my life say “wow, that’s actually pretty good” and I’d obsessively study those photos to try to figure out what they liked about it.
Over time I stopped shooting in auto and learned what impacts adjustments to things like shutter speed, aperture, and ISO would change in the photos.
As a teenager I discovered the magic of “YouTube University” where I was able to learn from professionals how to actually work the camera that I had been using.
Given more and more opportunities to shoot events for my dads charity organization I was able to put that little crop-sensor dslr to work along with that basic 18-55mm stock lens and was being recognized for having some potential
…until one day I just stopped
High school began and if you know me personally then you know all about the stories, adventures, and impossibilities that I found myself regularly facing, causing many of my hobbies to slip away from me
Until I was an adult.
At the age of 21 I was navigating my way in the modeling industry when my girlfriend at the time convinced me to purchase a new camera once again.
As I spent the next few years progressing in my modeling and acting career, I often found myself chatting with the photographers to see what equipment they were using as well as what settings and general advice they could provide. A few years of gathering information and upgrading equipment has brought me to where we are today!
