AARON HICKS
I’M AN OZARKS NATIVE AND APPRECIATE THE SLOW, LAID-BACK WAY OF LIFE HERE, BUT STRIVE TO BRING A MODERN, AVANT-GARDE APPROACH TO YOUR PORTRAITS.
I HAVE TRAVELED AND PHOTOGRAPHED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FROM FLORIDA TO ALASKA, WHERE I WORKED AS A MARKETING COORDINATOR AND REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE OTHERWORLDLY MATANUSKA-SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS WAS MY FIRST GO AT THE WORLD AFTER GRADUATING WITH HONORS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP. FROM THERE, I MOVED BACK TO THE ONLY PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME, THE OZARKS, TO WORK WITH MY DAD AT ONE OF MY FAMILY’S BUSINESSES, HICKS & SON SAWMILL. IN 2020, SEEKING A CHALLENGE, I ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DEFENSE COMPANIES AS A BUYER. NOT MANY KNOW I LOVE NUMBERS AS MUCH AS MY CREATIVE WORK. AS A BIG BELIEVER IN CONTINUOUS LEARNING, I AM ALSO CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
IN WHAT SPARE TIME I FIND, I EXPLORE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I’M AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN AND HIKER—THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER AND OZARK NATIONAL FOREST ARE MY FAVORITE WEEKEND GETAWAYS. I’M A HUGE FOODIE AND CAN POINT YOU IN ALL THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS FOR RESTAURANTS IN SPRINGFIELD OR LITTLE ROCK. BEFORE MY BUSINESS EDUCATION, I STUDIED ARCHITECTURE AND AS YOU SEE, LOVE USING INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AS WELL AS NATURAL LANDSCAPES TO ELEVATE MY WORK.