Al Sanchez was born in Southern California without a camera. Eventually, however, he found one and started taking pictures. Like most beginners, he was awful. So he spend the next few years trying not to be awful and eventually got better.

He now works in stock photography as a hobby along with composing music in his spare time.

Recently he has created some informational programs that teach beginners how to get better at photography. In these programs he provides the knowledge that he used to get better.