I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up fascinated by the outdoors and nature.  I am now studying Environmental Policy, Anthropology, and Photography at the University of California, Santa Cruz and will be graduating in the year 2019.  I am currently interning with the National Parks Service at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan as an intern in their Interpretation department. I love the idea of conservation photography, the ability to show someone a photograph of a place or creature that they have never seen and still be able to inspire them to want to conserve and protect the species or place without ever being there.  I want my photographs to inspire people to get out and see the world, as well as protect it.