From the shock of winning and meeting Leathermen idols such as two of my judges Patrick Smith and Adam Pup Vin Henderson, photo shoots with amazing photographs Scott Portugal and Emitt More, standing on the stage at International Mister Leather to representing the title at Gay Pride events from Wilton Manors, Florida, Los Angels, California, Madrid, Spain, London, United Kingdom, Tel Aviv, Israel, Barcelona, Spain and Amsterdam, Netherlands it was the year of my life. Below are just a few of the photos from that memorable year.