If I were a super hero, this would be my origin story. But where do I begin? Many would say at the beginning, but I don't know where that is. My earliest memory of me finding an interest in photography was my dad's film camera. Something about that camera intrigued me. I used to play with it when my dad wasn't home. I used to look through the eye piece and focus what I was seeing inside. I never pressed the shutter because I knew that would be evidence that I was playing with it. At that time, it would have been like a young Superman not knowing he had super powers and not knowing what to do with it when he discovered it. Many years later, I brought a camera from a friend and re-discovered my interest in photography. Later, I discovered that I had an interest in video production and rightfully so since photography and videography go hand-in-hand. So I began taking video and photography classes in college. After college, I began traveling and taking pictures everywhere I went just to capture what I saw. I think what I most wanted to do was document history. I loved seeing all those iconic images from the past, from wars, protests, civil right marches, and general life. I just wanted to shoot it. Even though I love to shoot all types of photographic work, photo journalism seems to be my next path. Currently, I live in Nashville, TN where I am a University Photographer for Middle Tennessee State University and an Alum. I graduated from the School of Electronic Media Communication, now Media and Entertainment where Dr. Beverly Keels serves as Dean.