Paul McStay’s lifelong interest in photography culminated with his graduation from the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Massachusetts in June, 2005. A Connecticut native, he is also a graduate of Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA with an Associate of Science and from the State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz with a Bachelor of Arts. He has traveled widely throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, and South America. He and his wife Val are the owners of Serenity Photo Design based in Southbury, CT.