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A native Angeleno, I grew up spending long days laying in the sand on Santa Monica beaches. After graduating from UCLA, I co-owned and operated Big and Tall Books, an independent bookstore/cafe on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. Later. I studied set design at USC and worked in the film industry on music videos and feature films. I was also the front person, rhythm guitarist and songwriter of Ugly Beauty and Duchess, recording three albums for Blackball and Atlantic Records and touring extensively. Currently, I am a partner at Institute Pictures in Vencie, CA, a production company co-founded by photographer Lauren Greenfield and her husband Frank Evers. I am currently working on my first photobook, ON THE PATH, for publication. 

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