I was born in a small fishing/shipping town on the west coast of Scotland. I came to the USA when I was 2 years old, so sadly I don't have the cool accent.
(Seriously, I really wish I had it. I've tried faking it, and it sounds horrible)
Because of my dad's job, we move around a lot. I grew up all over the USA: Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Washington State, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Virginia were all at one time the place I called home. We finally landed in Port Orchard, WA where I finished high school. This is also where I fell in love with photography. South Kitsap High School had a very well funded vocational photography course where I learned how to operate a camera and develop film and make b&W prints.
After high school I had no idea what to do with my life, so I did what any young red-blooded American boy would do. I joined the United States Marine Corps. I spent 2 years in "Security Forces" stationed on a Naval Weapons station in New Jersey, then was transferred to MCAGCC 29Palms and joined the famed 1stBattalion/7thMarines (Chesty Pullers old unit during WWII). I served as a rifleman during Desert Shield/Desert Storm as part of Task Force Ripper.
