My passion grew more and more each day, but I was determined to build the foundation of being an artist and a business man. I attended Virginia Western Community College and got an Associates degree in Liberal Arts – Fine Arts; as well as, an Associates degree in Business Management and a certificate for Entrepreneurship. As I was finishing up with my second associates degree, the pandemic struck and I had to finish that semester; as well as, start my Bachelors virtually. I moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia in August of 2020 and attended school at James Madison University for my Bachelors. I graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts concentration in Photography.
While at JMU, I worked at Wendy’s, first as a crew but soon moved up to being a full time shift manager; as well as, being a full time student. I was also a part of The Breeze, which is the newspaper for JMU, as a photographer. After I graduating I stayed with Wendy’s for a year longer to further gain some management skills. Once I left Wendy’s I set my sights on trying to find photography opportunities and managed to find a part time seasonal job and a full time job. The seasonal job was with TSS Photography, photographing children’s sports team photos and yearbook photographs. I am currently working full-time at CBS19 located in Charlottesville, Virginia until my photography business starts to thrive.
