I have operated a camera for as long as I can remember. As soon as I had motor skills, I started hijacking the cameras my parents had - 8mm movie camera, various Polaroids, Instamatics as well as high end ones, such as a vintage Leica Rangefinder, that I broke when I was in kindergarten. Cinematographers and rock n roll photographers were my heroes, and I am influenced equally by both distinctive crafts. Ever since high school, if I could let my camera do the talking, it did. I started submitting short films in lieu of term papers in high school, and found my professional...more