I was born during a horrible snowstorm one early January morning in 1995. My father named me after his favorite character from the "Planet of the Apes" series (you know, the guy that says "Get your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape!") So it’s easy to say that film and art has had an impact on my life since the day I was born.

I was raised in a small little town called Mahopac (that’s pronounced mayo-pack) in Putnam County, New York. As a child I enjoyed writing scripts about jungle animals and took polaroids of my stuffed animals posing in my bedroom. I crammed composition notebooks in my desk drawers that included stories about dragons and poorly drawn portraits of my take on the "Mona Lisa." Even as a ten year old, I was so fascinated by how writing and art can really captivate and inspire a person. That a single photograph has the ability to make one laugh, cry or motivate to start a cause.

I would keep writing through my middle school years and high school. I was a part of my high school’s magazine club Drumbeat, and submitted poetry and animations. As a senior, I was apart of my county’s Young Author’s Club and met for lectures at the local community college. That same year, I began an internship for "Mahopac News", my town’s newspaper station where I interviewed and photographed local bands and musicians. My main goal here was to shine a light on young artists who came from an area where sport teams usually ran the town.

Now as a senior in college, I am currently a broadcasting/ film student. I also do a lot of photography on the side as well. I enjoy photographing the lifestyle of young adults from Brooklyn and my hometown of Mahopac. I also shoot a ton of short films! In fact, both my photographs and short films were screened at my college's art show this year.

The majority of my life has and is still currently revolves around creativity and art, and I plan on keeping it that way for a very long time.