I had to tag along an actual fitness vacation, as a 1 man crew, without holding anyone back. This means I had to keep up with some of the fittest people in the country such as running coach Nate Helming, fitness expert Jacqueline Kasen, and blogger Natasha Linton. 

In Rwanda, people have been showing up in masses to an unlikely and uncommon place: the basketball court. Like most of the world, Rwandans love soccer. But for the past three years basketball has emerged as a new favorite, especially among people under the age of 25, who make up 67% of the country's population.

I love these kinds of shoots because the goal is to capture a true image. No over lighting, no real posing. We shoot real athletes performing real technical moves and we go all out.

The streets of Dorchester account for a huge amount of the violence in Boston where only 1% of young people account for 70% of the violence in the city. Surprisingly, the city I have lived in for 3 years and where I have called home for my entire life, averages 1 shooting every 1.1 days and has a violent crime rate 123.8% higher than the national average. 

Recently recognized by the United Nations Office on Sport Development and Peace as a top 10 section for the International Day of Sport Development and Peace video contest. 

A couple years ago I was asked by Forge Worldwide, an agency based in Boston, MA, to photograph a man who had lost 2 legs and a hand in a terrible car accident on Storrow drive. 

Last year I was asked to photograph one of the biggest names in yoga, Tara Stiles, along with her entire team of yoga instructors, “Strala Guides.” The client, Reebok, needed head shots and epic poses to use in marketing and on their fitness community website, ReebokONE. 

Back in June, I was lucky enough to partner with a Boston-based nonprofit, Shooting Touch, to travel to Rwanda and document the participants in their "Basketball Health Corps" initiative. They use the sport of basketball and their partnerships with health administrators to teach children valuable skills and preventative treatments when it comes to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and daily health.

St. Anthony's Jagen Mosley, drove to the hoop, launched from the foul line and threw down the most insane dunk I had ever seen from a high school kid, hell even in college.

My secret to staying sane and focusing on what matters in a freelance and self employed life. My top 10 accomplishments of 2014.