He and his wife of 18 years, Carrie, own Ladd Company Photography. They are celebrating their 20th year in business. Paul earned a BFA in photography from Stephen F. Austin. He has been involved with pageant and headshot photography for nearly his entire career featuring 11 years as the official photographer for Miss Texas USA and Texas Teen USA. He has photographed pageant contestants and title holders from all over the world at all levels all the wa