Aaron is a former community manager for Adobe's Creative Suite User Groups, including the Photoshop User Groups (2010-13). After leaving Adobe, he became the personal photographic assistant to Master Photographer and Instructor, Stephen Burns www.chromeallusion.com. For the last 10 years, he has been assisting Steve to host (12+) Photography/Photoshop workshops in Death Valley, CA, Central Coast, and Eastern Sierras. Aaron is based in San Jose, CA. He is also a member of the San Diego Photoshop User's Group. Self-taught, Aaron has always had an interest in photography since high school, but increasingly developed his style under his mentorship with Stephan Burns who is a nationally known educator, photographer, and creator of fine art. Well-traveled, Aaron is also a former Navy Officer who was stationed in the Republic of the Philippines.