I grew up the youngest of three children in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The second son of a second son -- legendary Green Bay Packer, Jerry Kramer -- I barely graduated from high school and went on to a less-than stellar academic performance at the University of Minnesota.

I played rugby for the U. of M. for five years. The team needed some press so I started writing and photographing freelance articles for The Minnesota Daily. That experience led to a sports reporting internship with the Star Tribune and, ultimately, to a Bachelors degree in journalism. After graduation I traveled through India for three months. When I returned I took the Sports Editor job with the Record-Gazette newspaper in beautiful downtown Banning, California. I was responsible for writing and photographing sports, news and feature articles, laying out the sports page and directing a three-person photo staff.

After three years I returned to school and obtained a Masters of Fine Art in documentary photojournalism at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. While living in San Francisco I freelanced for the San Francisco Examiner and the Contra Costa Times. With the portfolio I put together in school, I was selected to the Digital Team at the Eddie Adam's workshop and I won an internship with Newsday.

After witnessing the demise of New York Newsday I decided to document Mark Twain's 1895-96 trip around the world. I traveled through 11 countries in 10 months and funded it all with 9 credit cards (and a $50,000 film grant from ShopKo). I have tentatively titled the book, Re-Marking the Twain and I am still seeking a publisher. It was through this project that I began freelancing for Sygma News Photos.

When I returned to Green Bay, I photographed the Green Bay Packers for Dick Schaap's book, Green Bay Replay, the story of the Packer's run to Super Bowl XXXI.

In January of 1998, I covered the Pope's visit to Cuba for the Village Voice newspaper. This was my first experience with Cuba and I was enthralled.

Also, in 1998, I received an exhibit production grant from ShopKo for a three-year, seven-venue Wisconsin tour of 50 photographs from Green Bay Replay, produced by the Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Museum in Wausau, Wi.

Since my first visit to Cuba, I have returned numerous times.

Last year, I received a grant from the Montana Humanities Council to work on: "Bobby Brooks-Kramer: A Montana Legend." Bobby is my grand-aunt-in-law and is a Cowgirl Legend. She was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2000 and, at 89 years of age, is still showing her horse and winning Grand Champion ribbons in Montana.

Currently, I am living in Houston, Texas where I am Staff Photographer for the Houston Press.