I first picked up a camera in high school, where I was introduced to black-and-white film photography. I spent a lot of lunch breaks in the darkroom. My first images were made with a pinhole camera built from an old shoebox and a piece of metal. One of those early shots was a portrait of a friend. I've lost it since, but it's still one of the best portraits I've ever taken.

I started my degree at the Queensland College of Art and Design, but the course was heavily focused on fine arts and that wasn't the direction I wanted to go. I transferred to the University of Southern Queensland to focus on commercial photography, and I'm currently finishing my Bachelor of Communication and Creative Industries.