The first time I touched a video camera as a teenager, I knew I had discovered my passion in life. Today, I feel fortunate to call it my profession.

I got my first taste of “real world” video production experience at my local NBC affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska when I was a sophomore in high school. I jumped from intern, to studio technician to photojournalist within four years. During that time, I attended a year-long program at Vancouver Film School, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

My time as the youngest photojournalist on KTUU-TV’s award-winning staff was an adventure. In 2004, I traveled to Thailand to cover the tsunami disaster. That’s where I helped our station utilize an FTP server for the first time to send stories back to Anchorage. I covered crab fishermen in the Bering Sea and spent 36 hours on a C-130 as the National Guard tried to revive power to a freezing village on the northern edge of the state. It was a blast.

In mid-2005, my soon-to-be-wife accepted a job in Des Moines, Iowa, and I followed. For about six months, I worked as a photojournalist at WHO-TV, where I fell in love with ENG helicopters.

In February 2006, I decided to strike out on my own with a very basic mission: offering top-notch quality using only the best technology. In the years since, I’ve had the pleasure of working with organizations from all over the world: from Japanese Public Television and TV New Zealand, to the Associated Press and Al Jazzeera. My list of clients (and friends) continues to grow here in Des Moines: from Meredith Publishing and On Purpos, to the City of Des Moines and Championship Productions. I’m also actively involved in community groups like the Young Professionals Connection and the Des Moines Social Club.

While Iowa is now my home, I will always call myself an Alaskan. The state, with its awesome beauty and tough climate, shaped who I am today. I believe it is also reflected in my work and work ethic. For better or worse, it’s a state that doesn’t conform to the rest of the world. It inspires creativity and demands innovation and a lot of spunk. It’s a lot easier to capture the beauty of nature if you can get your truck out of the river you drove through to get the shot. Why not just take the road? A river offers the unique angle-- and its so much more fun.

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