Jack House San Luis Obispo Canvas Print

For a period of three years in the late 80's and early 90's, I lived on the Central Coast of California, where I commuted each day to San Luis Obispo and I would pass the historic Jack House each day on my way to work at an downtown ice cream parlor.

I was born and raised in Southern California and spent my life on the West Coast. In 2002 I became the third generation of my family to live in Washington after moving from San Francisco. I've been taking pictures since my childhood starting with a pin hole camera I made from a National Geographic World. Growing up, my family and I took yearly vacations, and like a lot of kids, I usually wound up posing for photos. It was my father's enthusiasm and love for photography though that inspired me as a child and continues to inspire me today. For a number of years, photography was merely a hobby until a trip I took with friends to New Orleans in 2004. When I returned the images that I captured and the positive response from my friends lead me...