Paul is a photographer originally from New York City. He retired to the rainforest of Costa Rica and lived there for 8 years.

In 2020 he moved to Lagos in the southwestern part of Portugal, also known as the Algarve.

His love of photography began when he was a teenager helping his father develop photos in his basement darkroom. It was there that he learned the basics of photography and it was in Costa Rica where he got his love of photographing colorful birds.