From Maine to Mexico , Cameroon to Chile , Lars captures moments of clarity and contradiction finding the extraordinary in the everyday.  In his intimate depictions of nature, the sacred structures of life resound in compositions of simple geometry and repeating patterns.  Contrast this with his scenes from the urban environment, where whimsical juxtapositions give evidence of the often nonsensical nature of man.  Whether photographed on film in 35mm or medium format, color or black and white, Lars makes visual studies of his surrounding world, hoping to better understand the inherent wisdoms and hypocrisies encountered along his way.

Lars fell in love with photography in Santiago , Chile while on study abroad his senior year of college.  Working as a intern for a daily newspaper, Lars documented everything from holiday parades to violent protests, David Bowie to World Cup qualifying matches.  Upon his return to Chicago he held his first public slide presentations and in the fall of 1998 exhibited his work for the first time at a nightclub in Washington , D.C.   Living in Northern Virginia, San Francisco and Maine , Lars has continued to explore his surroundings and exhibit his work locally.

Lars has participated in two major photographic expeditions, the first to Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina) hitch-hiking and backpacking remote wilderness areas with the intent of viewing the first sunrise of the new millennium as far-removed from civilization as possible.  In 2003 he traveled to Cameroon to work in conjunction with a documentary film detailing the life of the last living master of a tribal instrument from the rainforest, the mvet. 

Lars is represented as an editorial and stock photographer through the Aurora Photos agency and has been published nationally and internationally in publications such as Outside Magazine and Newsweek International, among others.  He graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Communications with a concentration in Fine Art.  He has furthered his studies at the Corcoran School of Art, the Maine College of Art, and the San Francisco Art Institute.  He is a part-time teacher of black and white photography at Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton , California .

A recognized and award-winning photographer, Lars has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Washington , D.C. , Maine , San Francisco , and Chile , his visual art displayed and cherished in collections nationally and internationally.