LeDone Ray Garrett was born on March 26th, 1968. The eldest of five, Ledone was the son to Ida Mahan and Ronald Dale Smith. As a child, Ledone was a natural born athlete and a free thinker. Throughout his childhood, LeDone played Bitty Basketball and spent his Sundays at Tabernacle Baptist church. His parents moved to Colorado in 1986. After highschool, LeDone spent the next five years between Colorado, Kansas, and Washington learning photography and finding his way in life. Ledone got his bachelor's degree in Criminal Science and Criminology in 1995 from MSU Denver, where his love for youth enrichment took off. After graduating, Ledone became a full time teacher before pursuing his dreams of photography with Colorazzi before starting his own business, BeePhotogenic, in the early 2000's. LeDone helped establish Denver's nightlife, being one of the founders of Club 64.

His passion was photography and sports. Anywhere he went, you would see him with his camera, his backpack, and his big gulp. Any given day, you could catch LeDone at one of Denver's many scenes, capturing the beauty of life. When he wasn't doing that, he was writing raps and coaching basketball throughout the city. Known as "Cameraman" or "Pictureman", LeDone was a man of the community and loved people more than anything.

Ledone was preceded in death by his mother, Ida Mahan; brother, Virgil Hollingsworth, Wichita, KS; sisters, Erika Pennington (Walter) and Aquilla Willis, both of Wichita, and Alicia Smith, of Arlington, TX; sons; Dominique Crayton, Denver, CO, DeAiris Garrett, Virginia, and Ndaylay Garrett, Denver, Colorado; daughters, T. Shaelyn Garrett-Mercer, Denver, CO, Channing McKensie, Wichita, KS; 4 grandchildren, and many friends.