I started my photographic journey in 1997 in San Diego, California. At Grossmont College, I studied fine art photography and quickly fell in love with it. In the pre-digital age, I learned traditional black and white photography using the zone system, spending endless hours in the darkroom.

While my background was in fine art, black and white photography, I soon started to work for local newspapers. I first moved into the digital age in 1999 while interning for San Diego sports photographer JT Lovette.

My photographic journey brought me to Portland Oregon where I interned for The Portland Tribune and PGE Park. I later became the primary photographer for PGE Park.

In 2007, I made the difficult decision to change careers, and became a helicopter pilot. Since then my aviation career has brought me all over the world, including Afghanistan and Guyana. I currently reside in Mooresville, North Carolina, where I am a Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot.

In my free time, I still enjoy getting out in nature and returning to my roots of fine art photography.

Behind the scenes, but always at my side, Nicole O’Healy, my lovely wife of almost 25 years, wears many hats with O’Healy Photographic. Her adventurous spirit accompanies me on hikes and other photo destinations, scouting different angles and taking photos of me, the photographer, capturing images for the website. Nicole’s attention to detail and creative ideas help fuel a wide range of productivity, from photo captions, tracking financials, and social media posting/strategies. She loves to provide support in the way of encouragement, as a travel companion, assistance in gathering orders, planning for art shows/festivals, and as a sounding board for my ideas. Building this artistic brand is a family effort.