Hey, I'm Chad.

There's a creative gene that runs in our family with my grandfather being an avid hobbyist photographer and uncle being an accordionist. So of course I followed suit and played piano for many years throughout high school.

I started thinking about photography rather than pictures in college where I used to putter around the darkroom listening to Godspeed! You Black Emperor. I was one class short of a minor due to a scheduling conflict. But photography always remained a side hobby for me until I came to Pittsburgh.

“Photographing for my local church, I realized the impact of capturing one single moment in time from one single angle and perspective out of an infinite number of possibilities.”

In November 2022, after years of searching, I was finally offered the blue pill I always coveted. My career was about to take off. But in the background, I had been refining my photography skills – I couldn't see what was in my future, but my friends did. So I took the red pill and started building a headshot photography business.

I found the most amazing mentor in Peter Hurley, based in New York and known as the best headshot photographer in the world. Working with him weekly, I refined my skills until, in January 2024, I became one of his Associate Photographers - the highest certification one can receive as a headshot photographer.

But that's enough about photography... you can always find me spending time with friends, exploring our National Parks or prepping for my next Spartan obstacle course race.