About

I am a self-taught photographer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Autumn Creative LLC. I was born in Poland, grew up in Chicago’s south side Brighton Park neighborhood, moved to Woodridge, Illinois at the age of 12 and currently reside in Downers Grove, IL.

Like most, I first started to use a camera to capture memories of events with friends and family. Years later, photography turned into a hobby to give my worried mind a rest. I bought a Kodak 1.3 megapixel camera during high school and just started shooting local nature landscapes in Woodridge and surrounding cities.

Around 2003 while surfing the Internet I stumbled upon iStock.com and found that I could make some money doing what I loved. It didn’t take long for me to up the stakes and purchase some studio lights so that I could compete with the “big boys”.

Now I shoot everything from nature, portraits, stock, sports etc. My ultimate goal is to shoot White Sox baseball for Getty Images, Sports Illustrated or the AP.

You can view my entire stock portfolio by visiting http://www.istockphoto.com/sykadelx

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