the person behind the camera.

My fascination with photography began around age 12 when I first picked up my father's film camera (Canon A1). I devoured photography books and taught myself the craft; I even learned to develop my own B&W and made crude prints in my uncle's X-ray lab. Since then, I have always had a camera around me.

My journey into studio photography started around 2012 when I got my first set of studio strobes, took a lighting workshop in Seattle and started doing portraits for family and friends! Studio photography is a lot of fun because it gives me more creative control both in terms of mood (dramatic/low-key lighting, lively/high-key & aesthetic), as well as to pull the most flattering sides of the subjects in front of the camera!

Portraiture became my main jam for a couple of reasons, on one side, as an introvert, I work better on a 1:1/1:few basis, and on the other side, I enjoy the process of getting the best out of a subject and seeing their reaction. You see, a lot of people hate getting their picture taken. I enjoy the challenge of creating someone's headshot (or portrait) that makes them feel proud. This is really something that drives me.

I came to Washington from Venezuela in 2006 with my family, transplanted by a local tech giant. We fell in love with the Washington outdoors and never looked back, and today we call Issaquah home.

As my tech career winds down, I'm making this passion my work. During the spring of 2026 I took Peter Hurley's Headshot Intensive and joined his Headshot Crew to sharpen my craft, then built the home studio where the work in my portfolio was made. If any of that resonates with you, I'd be honored to make you a headshot you feel proud of!