My father gave me my first camera back in high school. We'd walk around our neighborhood and he'd say, 'What do you see?' It was on these little trips that I learned to really see the world around me, and develop my vision in photography and art. I feel as if I've had a camera or a pencil in my hand most of my life, and every day, there is always something new, something waiting to be captured on film or canvas. It seemed a natural progression to branch out from photography into art. Working my way through art school, I think I had an advantage from all the things my father...more