I am a Honolulu-raised, Chicago-based photographer, visual designer, and nature enthusiast with 15 years of professional experience. I am a lifelong learner dedicated to using photography as a way to learn and to educate. Beyond its use as a tool and artistic medium, the camera is my key to gaining access into new worlds and insight into old ones; a way of continually seeing things through new eyes. I hope to inspire others to be open - to observe, listen, learn, and care about the world around them.