As a teenager living on the family farm north of Bismarck, North Dakota they were introduced to the basics of photography, and darkroom printing by their mother. They carried that interest to the University of North Dakota where they earned a B.A. in Visual Art in 1995.  

After graduation they worked as the fossil preparator at the North Dakota Heritage Center where they used their artistic skills to restore fossils many of which are displayed in the North Dakota State Museum and elsewhere across the state. 

In 2014, after a 20-year hiatus, they picked up the camera again, and begun re-exploring the manipulation of light. All aspects of photography are pursued, but long exposure photography is their favorite area to create with.