I am an Aerospace PhD student at Georgia Tech. Thanks to my wonderful family, friends, and mentors, I have the sanity to continue my formal education beyond a bachelor's degree.
I believe life is about balance, so photography is my soft escape from the gloomy world of numbers and exams. Currently I am a Photo Editor of the South's "Liveliest" university newspaper, the Technique (www.nique.net) which does wonders in keeping my photography skills sharp and my world view positive.
I began photography in middle school and quickly realized it was for me. My first real camera was an Olympus point and shoot that I bought before puberty. Soon after I wanted more control and in 1996 I bought a Yashica FX-D SLR and delved into the art of composition, development, and post-processing with computers. It wasn't until sophomore year at Georgia Tech did I finally get a DSLR: the revolutionary Canon D30. 3.3 megapixel and one hell of a selection of lenses. Ladies and gentlemen, the moon has crashed into the sun, the oceans have evaporated, and the earth is no longer spinning. It was glorious.
I shoot with slightly newer cameras now: a good 'ol Canon 1D and a Canon 5D. They are the cameras God would use if he wanted to take pictures of supernovae. There is pretty much nothing faster, cooler, or more spine chilling then holding one of these bad boys in your hands.