Me time.
I always wanted to be a marine biologist. But there’s that whole organic chemistry part. So I took my love of staring out classroom windows and notebook doodling and got into commercial art instead. I started as an intern at a small boutique advertising agency in Southern California fetching coffee. Now, after all these years, I will certainly die without coffee. Circle of life.
I am American-born to Spanish parents which means I am passionate and loud. Try guessing which goes with which.
A series of LinkedIn safewords:
production artist > graphic designer > art director > copywriter > photographer > podcaster > creative director
(tl;dr: Misfit finds art, somehow pays bills.)
Awards:
Red Dot Design Awards (2023)
American Photography 39 (2023)
2019 Communication Arts Photography Annual (Shortlist)
American Photography 34 (2017)
2017 Communication Arts Photography Annual (Shortlist)
American Photography 33 (2016)
American Photography 32 (2015)
2014 Communication Arts Photography Annual
2014 Engineering New-Record Photo Annual
2011 Society of Professional Journalists Award - Feature Photography
2009 Communication Arts Photography Annual
2007 Communication Arts Design Annual
1998 PRINT Magazine Regional Design Annual