Based in Austin, Texas, I specialize in fine art images of the natural landscape.  Although I spend most of my time working as a manufacturing engineer for a local tech company, I take every opportunity to spend time in nature.  When my mother gave me an old 35mm Minolta SLR in 1996, I instinctively pointed it at trees, mountains, and lakes.  Whether I'm backpacking through the mountains or camping in the desert, spending time in nature gives me the same feeling I had as a child exploring the pine forests of East Texas, and photography gives me a way to take it with me when I go.