I was born and raised in South Arlington, VA. I was a safety patrol at Randolph elementary school. I was a talented wrestler at Thomas Jefferson middle school. And…

But when it was time for me to go to high school, I traveled to Africa, Lagos, Nigeria. During my travels, I learned new languages. I reconnected with distant relatives. I experienced the beautiful imagery of Africa. And I developed a deeper appreciation for family, life, and culture. If I’m honest, Africa is where the seed was sown; it is where my love of imagery and photography came to manifest. There wasn’t a day that would go by that wouldn’t lend itself to producing the most beautiful and provocative photographs. At that moment, I realized that I wanted to document and create art with pictures.

It would take another ten years for this dream to manifest. But it happened. I love photographing people, entrepreneurship, tea, traveling, rugby, football, and chilling with family and friends.