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I am self-taught and completely obsessed with photography! After I sustained a career ending knee injury in 1996, I moved back home and started slinging coffees as a barista at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waitsfield, Vermont. To pass the time I had previously spent as an athlete in a never-ending stream of setting goals, working hard, traveling, physical and mental training, cramming, and competing as a ski racer, I began to obsess about learning new things. This was the year that I took up the guitar, knitting, hiking, yoga, golfing, couponing, cooking and studying Spanish.
When I say that I take a deep dive into things I am not exaggerating. If something piques my interest, be it a recreational activity, a craft, language or occupation, I will do everything I can to become proficient or at least competent at that activity. I usually start with books, audiobooks and Podcasts. I will go on Amazon.com and research the books that are available in that field. When I lived in the states I would go to bookstores and libraries. I would read or listen to an audiobook or podcast on everything I could about the subject. I take courses and sometimes even seek out experts in the field to talk to. I will watch online workshops (quick shout out to Creative Live and Lynda.com), buy equipment, listen to podcasts, read manuals, and more.
My only obsession that has been lucrative and long lasting – photography! I shot my first wedding in 2008 and have been studying to improve my art ever since.
