I was born in Panorama City, California in 1981, and raised in Los Angeles until I was thirteen. I then moved to Sweden and was enrolled into boarding school. I attended middle school through high school in Sigtuna, a small town outside Stockholm. Today I live in downtown San Francisco.

In L.A. I was on and off film sets starting at the age of eight. At this age I was an extra in a few commercials.

On vacation from boarding school I would come home to L.A. and work on film sets whenever possible.

Photography had sparked my interest as a child after I saw my grandfather taking and developing photos, it was extremely interesting to see an image appear out of nowhere onto photo paper.

My father also had a large influence, he is a commercial producer in L.A. and would let me work on his productions.

Another influence was a close family friend Dean, who at the time worked for The Daily News in L.A. as a sports photographer. He was able to give me a tour of their darkroom, and taught me the basics when I was in elementary school.

During high school I started developing an understanding of both still and motion photography, my school having both a darkroom and an editing suite accelerated my passion for both mediums.

After high school I moved back to California and enrolled into Academy of Art University to study Motion Pictures.