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Inspiration is key for any designer. I have been surrounded by visual art and design since I was a kid playing around in my Dad’s art studio in Manhat-tan. Growing up I went through wild years trying to be a rock star, running my own construction company, creating and managing my own bar, and eventual-ly designing photography sets and interior spaces. Along the way I have faced countless people that think I am crazy for the creative projects I take on, but that skepticism has only made me want to keep pushing the creative limits of design.

Over the past couple decades I have had the opportunity to work with so many incredibly talented musicians, designers, photographers, and artists and it has all come from taking those insane chances that other people haven’t wanted to risk taking. My photography reflects where I have been and what I have done, and shows the unusual design perspective I have developed. I feel like the world is full of inspiration for creativity, its all just a matter of seeing that inspiration in unexpected places and making something original with it.

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