Born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California, his passion for photography manifested out of a decade-long struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. After getting clean and sober at the age of 28, Luke’s love for outdoor activities found him running, hiking and camping all over his home state, capturing his earliest photographic works along the way with the only camera he had: his phone. After reaching the limits of phone cameras, he decided to take a chance and buy his first camera, feeling skeptical about whether or not he’d actually use it. Fast forward five years - his Lightroom catalog is now home to over 100,000 images. Luke now works full-time as a freelance photographer, continuing to focus on his landscape work as well as real estate and commercial photography projects.