After studying for three years at the University of Washington, he transferred to Seattle Central College where he completed his photography degree in 1984.
His portraits have included David Hockney, John Baldessari and Edward Ruscha,[citation needed] and he has had commercial assignments and work in the entertainment industry.
His clients includes Tom Cruise, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Samuel Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Johnny Knoxville, Marcia Cross, Colin Powell, kd Lang, 50 Cent, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Jane Lynch, and Brett Favre.
[2] He did covers for I, Rhoda by Valerie Harper,[3] Prime Time by Jane Fonda,[4] and New Rules by Bill Maher.
[citation needed] His portrait of Marissa Mayer was featured in Vanity Fair for April 2014 issue.