Graduation year: 2006 (undergraduate)

Hometown: Cerritos, Calif.

Why I came to Mizzou: Transferred with a friend

What I’d tell future Mizzou students: It's a lot less Missouri than you think.

Why I became a photographer: My mom took a class when I was 8, and I used to go to the darkroom with her. It seemed like a great way to spend your days.

Favorite type of photography: Sports are always fun, but people dancing can be great, too.

Favorite part of this project: Getting to know the campus and meeting people I wouldn’t have been able to meet otherwise.

What I do in my free time: Watch The Big Lebowski and The Simpsons on DVD

Favorite thing to do in Columbia: Watch The Big Lebowski and The Simpsons on DVD … just kidding … just walking through all the different neighborhoods and learning the city

Ideal job: Sports photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle or LA Times