Dean got his start in photography after high school when he began shooting photos for skateboard magazines and manufacturers.
This led to graduating from Academy of Art College in San Francisco, CA in the late 90’s and working for Davis Black and White in Oakland, CA as the film processor. After transplanting to southern CA, he continued to work in the skateboard industry while also moving into studio and portraiture work.
Dogs have always been a favorite personal subject, though, because he says, “They never have a bad day and you don’t have to tell them to say ‘cheese’…”
He currently lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with his wife Sarah and is the proud dog dad of Gary and Milo, as well as playing guitar in The Dilrods out of Spokane, WA.