My father passed away the year after I graduated from high school, and my family does not have visual documentation of him working our South Dakota dairy farm. I wish I had portraits to show my children—images that captured him doing the work that defined so much of who he was. Consequently, I document Rural Americans for future generations, so they don’t experience the same void I have felt.

While working as a photojournalist at a small South Dakota newspaper in 1997, part of my job was to shadow farmers and ranchers for a special publication all about them. Little did I know it would become my life’s work—to capture Rural Americans in their natural environments. Today, through Legacy Experiences, I preserve those everyday moments with fine art imagery and heirloom-quality products designed to be passed down for generations.

Each Legacy Experience goes beyond still photography. Drone imaging, aerial videography, and short-form documentary films are available to help preserve the full rhythm of your story. These powerful tools capture not just how your life looks—but how it sounds, feels, and moves. Your land. Your voice. Your story. All preserved, beautifully and authentically, so your story continues to unfold—long after the work is done.