I grew up in Louisville, where the world felt both familiar and infinite, yet small-town living in a city trying to be big. High school was where photography first captivated me. Back then, we worked solely with film, developing prints in the school’s darkroom. The process fascinated me, and I was hooked. These days—cough, many years later—I primarily use a digital camera, though film still holds its magic. There’s something about the anticipation, the waiting, the wonder of seeing what you’ve captured that will always thrill me.

My favorite way to capture Kentucky’s beauty is by jumping in my car and wandering the back roads, weaving through the quiet towns that surround my home. I seek the gentle poetry of everyday life—the way sunlight filters through trees, a fleeting flare of light, reflections rippling across water, the hushed stillness of an open field, and, occasionally, those perfect, candid moments when we pause to take it all in.

For years, these images were mine alone, tucked away like whispered memories. But I've found the courage to share them—to offer others a glimpse of the wonder I've always seen in the ordinary. This is my Kentucky, it’s magic now unveiled, waiting to be seen.