Travel: Simply put, I love to travel. Experiencing new cultures and seeing new environments is one more way to keep the creative juices flowing – and to make me a more tolerant and well-rounded person.

Urban Landscape: My fascination with the urban landscape might very well be a result of having grown up in the Detroit area. I am intrigued by what man has created and how he relates to it. There is a strange beauty in the steel and concrete and the smoke and the grit of it all.