Gregory Kaplan

I have always loved cars. Growing up I had a large hot wheel collection I would play with for hours on end, and dreampt of having some of my own real automobiles someday. Now as a young adult, cars and the car culture are a huge part of my life, currently having 3 vehicles myself. These include a: 1998 Honda Magna, 2011 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI, and a 2005 Pontiac GTO.

For as long as I can remember I've had an appreciation for great photography, photo editing, and the equipment necessary for both. I've also always had an eye for producing great photos. It wasn't until a few years ago when I saw a superzoom video from a Nikon P1000 that I was seriously contemplating purchasing one. In 2021 I finally made the purchase when I was enrolled in a photography class and needed a DSLR camera. Review my "Photography" page to see some of my past shots.

Through the course of my life, I've truly been able to experience the evolution of video gaming. The first consoles I remember playing as a kid were: Atari, N-64, and the PS1. Throughout the years I've collected, or have played on just about every console available to the consumer market. If I have extra free time throughout the course of my busy days, I play online with freinds primarily on X-box, and PC.

As I've become older and more knowledgeable, I've realized the importance of healthy living and eating. A huge and widely overlooked aspect that helps people live healthily, is the ability to cook. I fell in love with cooking after I made my first pot of the Olive Garden copycat "Zuppa Toscana" in a highschool cooking class. It amazed me how flavorful and savory this creamy soup was, and that I had the ability to sucessfully produce the dish. That same feeling still encourages me to make new dishes to this day. A couple of my current staples include chef salads, and garlicky wild-caught sockeye salmon. The wide spectrum of cooking has also peaked my interest and skill in other areas such as quality cutlery (blade smithing, blade sharpening techniques, honing, metallurgy, etc), modern and antique kitchen appliances, etc.