Troy’s interest in photography began shortly after he graduated from high school. As the son of a passionate photography enthusiast, Troy spent much of his childhood gazing at his father’s pictures. Over time, he gradually came to understand what photography truly meant to his dad: the art of freezing a perfect moment in time. It was about capturing the energy, emotion, or memory behind each shot in such a way that others could feel it deeply when viewing the image, even decades later. This realization inspired Troy to explore photography with growing dedication and appreciation.

After being a serious hobbyist for 7 years, in January of 1997, Troy began gradually transitioning from working in the traditional ‘white collar’ industry to more creative and ‘black collar’ artistic fields. Starting out as an Assistant Photographer, then advancing to Lead Photographer and eventually becoming a Trainer, he absorbed as much knowledge and inspiration as he could along the way. During these formative years, he discovered that working with and capturing the essence of people was what he truly enjoyed most. When it comes to his portraiture work, he takes great pride in ensuring that everyone receives an image they will genuinely love, because it is deeply important to him that people feel confident and good about themselves. To those who often say, “I don’t take good pictures!” all Troy hears is a personal challenge, and he usually responds with, “Do you say the same thing when you get a haircut, or could it be that you know it is up to your stylist to give input and style your hair to compliment who you are?” This is no different—let me show you how I see you!”

Troy succeeds in providing a fun, creative environment for magic to happen in. Originally starting out with film cameras he does still like to pre-visualize concepts and imagery so it is not uncommon to see him stop, close his eyes for a minute, take a test shot and then see a little smile appear on his face like a cat that just ate a canary. That’s the exact moment that you realize you and your project are in good hands. From large projects and multifaceted campaigns that require creative teams to very small imagery needs that only require him he has a way of making you feel like it’s the most important project in the world. First published in 1993 and many times since the only factor Troy bases his skill-set on is his most recent shoot because he feels “You are only as good as your last shoot.”

A Zen poet once said,

"A person who is a master in the art of living makes little distinction between their work and their play, their labor and their leisure, their mind and their body, their education and their recreation, their love and their religion. They Hardly know which is which and simply pursue their vision of excellence and grace, whatever they do, leaving others to decide whether they are working or playing. To them, they are always doing both."