(Q) How long have you been taking photos of graffiti & what interests you to do so?

(A) I’ve been into graffiti, for about 5 years and diligently following the lines since 2006. My family relocated to a neighborhood only a few blocks from one of the main Union Pacific yards. Once I started seeing the painted giants the rest was history.

(Q) Do you own photo albums of actual prints or do you prefer digital?

(A) I own a few prints but not really any photo albums of em’. The prints I have are plastered on my walls and computer monitor for inspiration when I work on my art. Almost all of the photos I take are digital.

(Q) How many photos are in your personal collection?

(A) With what I’ve posted online and the rest of the collection on my pc, right around 2,000.

(Q) Do you feel photography plays a major role in documenting graffiti culture?

(A) Absolutely. I’m often hit up by artist thanking me for flicking their work. Writers don’t always have a chance to catch their work, and with the amount of cars getting scrapped now, these photos can be the only thing left to immortalize their art.

(Q) Do you have any crazy stories or memorable moments while taking photos?

(A) Honestly nothing too crazy. There was a time where is was benching with my friends in a “harder” part of town when all of the sudden these two SUVs came sliding up. One of the guys jumped out in like camo pants and a black hoodie and approached me quickly. He started asking me all kinds of questions and made me show him all of my tattoos. It was shady. After a few he pulled a necklace out of his hoodie with a badge on it. Turns out he was an agent in a Ant-Graffiti/Gang task force. They were just riding in unmarked cars. Till then I didn’t even know we had a Anti-Graffiti task force. It was a crazy situation.

Location: Southwest Idaho

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