1984-Born in Atlanta, GA the youngest of 5 children and spent most of my early life in Monrovia, Liberia with my family.
1990-Charles Taylor violently overthrows the government in Liberia forcing my family to seek refuge in my mother’s hometown of Atlanta,GA
1992-Inherited my first camera with the sudden passing of my father to cancer
1997-Joined the Summerbridge Program, a summer academic enrichment program that would serve as the first of 6 consecutive programs in various parts of the US which perhaps more than anything at the time opened my mind to community service, travel and leadership
2000-Managed my first successful business efforts as a class project. Picture It Publishing served as the schools official graphic design and printing service with me acting as the CEO.
2003-Graduated from Westlake High, and enrolled in the Architecture program at Georgia Tech
2005-My mother bought me my first Digital SLR camera, which rekindled my love for photography
2008-Graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Architecture and traveled back to my homeland of Monrovia Liberia for the first time since fleeing in 90’
2009-Enrolled in the Masters program in Building Construction at Georgia Tech and continued to pursue photography and design
2010-Engaged the public in a successful fundraiser to raise $10,000 for Haitian earthquake victims. Also opened my first studio location in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood of Atlanta.