I currently serve as associate professor of Art and chair of Visual Communication at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Before teaching fulI-time I spent eight years as a collegiate marketing photographer, eventually serving as Director of Visual media for another eight years, overseeing the production off all of the photo and video marketing produced by Luther College.

While in undergrad, I studied on the island of Malta where I worked on a photo documentary, later used by the Red Cross, investigating refugee camps. It was this experience that solidified not only my love for travel, but my interest in travel/documentary photography.

I received my MFA in photography and graphic design from the University of Iowa where I was the Virgil M. Beal Graduate Fellow in photography and also worked as a digital photo lab technician and as the operations manager and Instructor of photography and digital imaging for the photography department.

Photography has opened up a number of fun opportunities throughout the years. For nine years, I was a photographer for the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) at AirVenture – the world’s largest air show. I was the marketing photographer for the Cedar Rapids Kernals, the minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. And was a trip leader for photography expeditions with National Geographic Student Expeditions.

My work has been featured in a number of outlets including National Geographic, ABC, NBC, CBS, MTV.com, Time, The Des Moines Register, General Electric, CNET.com, The Iowa Review, Photography Served, The Lutheran Magazine, and my artwork can be found in the permanent collections of the Figge Art Museum, the Coralville Public Library, and the Luther College Fine Arts Collection.

When I’m not at work teaching or grading you can most likely find me eating Chinese food, riding my bicycle, watching too much Netflix, or creeping around at night with my camera.