Hello. I’m Angel, and I am a photographer based in the picturesque Hudson Valley, New York.

My journey into photography began in high school when I took a photography class and where I learned to shoot and develop film. On one assignment, we were tasked with taking our cameras into our respective neighborhoods and finding interesting things to shoot. In my small town a new shopping center was being built so I shot the construction site and focused on the heavy machines. Those photos overall weren’t very good in any meaningful way but as my teacher explained, they showed that I had some comprehension of good composition and use of angles. I shot some of the machines that were parked on dirt mounds from a low angle making them large, powerful and imposing in the frame. The teacher was impressed by my photos and encouraged me to pursue photography further. However, I didn’t immediately follow his advice.

Not long after high school however, I began to realize my true passion for photographic images. I used to tear pages out of fashion magazines of images I liked and tape them up on my living room and bedroom walls. I was young and broke, so I couldn’t afford to buy actual art work.

In the early to mid-nineties, I had a collection of black and white Calvin Klein ads in my living room. One wall I had some of those ads taped in the shape of a giant C facing one corner, while the opposite wall had a giant K at the start. I also had many other magazine pages of photos that I liked up on my walls, but I didn’t even know the photographers at the time. It seems silly now but back then I didn’t yet connect my attraction to those images to my enjoyment of photography because I wasn’t actively pursuing it. At least not yet.

It wasn’t until I began shooting my own photographs again in the early 2000s, this time with a small digital point-and-shoot camera, that I started to put it together. I got positive feedback on my photos by family and friends. I embraced that positivity and began learning more advanced skills, primarily by simply shooting as much as possible.

As I became more immersed in the world of photography, I learned about some well known fashion photographers of the time, such as Peter Lindbergh, Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel, and Mario Testino.

Over time, I also discovered and researched other photographers whose work I admired like Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Herb Ritts and many others. I delved into their respective techniques and styles, and as my knowledge expanded, my passion for photography grew along with it. I later transitioned to a digital DSLR crop sensor camera, which allowed me to shoot with 35mm and 50mm primes and an 18-55mm zoom lens. Over a decade, I captured a diverse range of subjects, primarily landscapes, family and friends, and vacation photos, all in natural light.

As I ventured further, I experimented with constant lighting, strobes, various modifiers, and other photographic equipment. Those experiences taught me a lot and gave me additional confidence in my skills and ability to make good images. My primary subjects now include people, landscapes, and horses, particularly, but all animals. While I routinely explore various other subjects and genres, such as street photography, intriguing abandoned buildings and sites, and countrysides, I find immense satisfaction in capturing the mundane of day to day life. These encounters provide ample opportunities to refine my eye and skills.

Currently, I use a mirrorless full-frame camera, with 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses as my primary setup. As my daily walk around and main travel shooter, I often carry my smaller, modern crop sensor camera with a fixed 23mm lens.