A chronic dabbler with a profound desire to understand purposefulness in things around them, René is a Portland, Oregon-based photographer, albeit reluctantly assuming of the title. Awed by the engineering marvels found in both nature and design, he gleefully photographs birds and watches and the real life that transects both passions.

Enthusiastic about building community and driven by innate desires of their heart, they playfully fidget with the dichotomy of being an observer vs a creator, and relishes in creatively exploring how to integrate ideas into the world around them. Whether deconstructing and re-assembling existing things or designing something new from imagination, René is constantly seeking to engage their creative brain and sharing it with like-minded nerds.