I am a Portland-based creative producer, photographer, and designer whose work lives at the intersection of motorsports, cinematic storytelling, and immersive visual design. Raised in Indiana, my connection to racing started early — spending weekends at sprint car and midget races at Winchester Speedway and growing up in the shadow of the legendary Indianapolis 500. One of my earliest memories is watching Al Unser Jr. win at Indy, an experience that shaped both my love for speed and the emotional gravity of motorsport culture.

 

That connection deepened through photography. Ever since getting my first camera, I have documented racing and automotive culture through a cinematic, kinetic, and story-driven lens — chasing not just speed, but the emotion, machinery, atmosphere, and human tension that make motorsports unlike anything else. Inspired by photographers like Larry Chen, Jesse Alexander, and John Wilson, my work emphasizes movement, energy, color, and immersive visual storytelling over static imagery.  

 

My motorsport influences span generations and disciplines — from Ayrton Senna and Al Unser Jr. to Lewis Hamilton, Pato O’Ward, Marc Márquez, Freddie Spencer, Dale Earnhardt, and Jeff Gordon. While my heart remains closest to IndyCar Series, I draw inspiration equally from Formula One, MotoGP, endurance racing, and the broader culture surrounding speed.

 

Professionally, I bring a unique crossover background to my creative work. As a producer at Nike, combined with past experience in motion picture and IMAX film production, I approach design and storytelling with an immersive mindset — blending cinematic composition, experiential thinking, and emotional pacing into both photography and graphic design. My aesthetic pulls from vintage race poster energy, Japanese motorsport culture, iconic sponsor liveries, 90s racing graphics, and bold color storytelling.

 

For me, motorsports are about far more than competition. They are visceral experiences defined by sound, vibration, smell, atmosphere, and emotion — moments where human instinct and machine performance collide at impossible speed. That philosophy continues to shape both my photography and design work today.

 

My advice to emerging artists entering automotive culture is simple: “Dive in. Don’t stop. Keep going even when it feels like your work isn’t where you want it to be yet. Keep pushing. Never Lift.”