A photographer’s 50 Peaks Project repays the park that changed his life

When I moved to Seattle in 2013 with my wife, Jill, I was practicing law as a litigation attorney, my original career.

Soon I discovered a love for hiking and backpacking — and outdoor photography — in the Cascades. Eager to experience more of my new “home” mountain range, I learned the fundamentals of mountaineering, which led to a more intimate relationship with the North Cascades.

By 2015, after much deliberation, I decided to end my career as an attorney and start my own business focusing on outdoor photography. I developed my photography business while traveling the world. My love for my home range, the North Cascades, remained steadfast.