Professional Aviation Photographer Based In Dayton Ohio

Where I Photographed Planes At Chicago O’Hare International Airport Concert photography is one of my favorite ways to spend an evening. Aviation photography is one of my favorite ways to spend a day. Some may consider it nerdy, while others might find it boring, but I find it incredibly calming and relaxing. I absolutely love […]

Photographing Chicago Air And Water Show From A Skyscraper During the summer of 2024, I spent a weekend in Chicago going to Metallica concerts and photographing airplanes at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.  When researching other things to do, I discovered the Chicago Air And Water Show would be happening that weekend.  I immediately bought my […]

In June 2024, I was hired for a photography job. It was to capture a United States Air Force retirement ceremony. The event took place at the National Museum Of The United States Air Force at WPAFB.  The husband of the retiring Senior Master Sergeant wanted to capture this important moment in his wife’s life.  […]

National Museum Of The United States Air Force Description The National Museum Of The United States Air Force or Air Force Museum is the perfect Dayton engagement session location for aviation enthusiasts, military service members, and air and space lovers. This Riverside Ohio venue (and part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) is free and open daily to […]

In late 2023 I was hired for a commercial photography job at a local airport. OnFlight Aviation hired me for the second time to photograph the Embraer Praetor 500 aircraft and ground operations. They are a charter service out of Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport. They are preparing to become the local Embraer Authorized Service Center, and I hope to be back to capture that as well.

Anytime I travel, I like to photography any air and space museums in that city. For my latest endeavor, I spent a few hours at the Palm Springs Air Museum. I am an aviation photographer and felt perfectly at home here photographing vintage aircraft. One of the highlights of my trip to this aviation museum was watching a vintage WWII propellor plane take off in front of the mountains.

The number one destination for my 2023 Los Angeles trip was Clutter’s Park, just south of LAX Los Angeles International Airport. This park was made famous in my world by the crazy brother at the L.A. Flights YouTube channel. Josh and Peter plane spot LAX from this park several days a week, and being an aviation photographer, I had to see it for myself.

In October 2023 I spent 30 minutes at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California. My sole goal for this part of the trip was to photograph NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour. I thought this would be an easy in-and-out stop on my tour or L.A., but I was mistaken.

In July 2023 many of my worlds collided with a once-in-a-lifetime senior photo session behind the scenes after the close of the CenterPointe Dayton Air Show. I was contacted by a friend-of-a-friend to photograph his son, a senior at Bellbrook High School just south of Dayton Ohio. We discussed the upcoming senior session and how it would take place at the air show. I didn’t really understand how we’d get access to do this, but I trusted his judgement.

On July 4, 2023 I was honored to be a special events photographer at the National Museum Of The United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.  Three historic WWII-era aircraft were flying in to historic Wright Field for a two day event provided by the Commemorative Air Force.  One of the last two flying B-29  Superfortress, Fifi (based in Dallas Texas), B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil, and a T-6 Texan, WWII trainer all flew in on a foggy Tuesday morning.  A few times per year I get special access to photograph airplane arrivals from the flightline inside the gates of the museum.