Life. Through my lens.

I am very interested in the interplay between life and death, and how we humans find meaning for ourselves through community and as individuals during what is ultimately a journey of solitude. My photography and documentary practice has historically revolved around themes of existential discovery and spiritual experience, of echoes and places where the veil thins and we become closer to our history or to “the other”.

As a Davidson College graduate of Religious Studies, I wrote my senior thesis on Kashi, the City of Light, otherwise known as Varanasi or Benares in India. I’d lived on the banks of the Ganges River and returned many times since, but many of the things I held most dear during those visits have since been evident in other places, experiencing other cultures, and – ultimately – in my own small life, most recently in the rapid diagnosis and death of my beloved and gentle mother.

I have found the lens of photography profound in its ability to bring me into the present, with every instant a potential image, and to help me in my reconciliation between searching for purpose and finding meaning in any moment, even the profane ones. As an art and a documentary tool, photography has become both a means and an end for me, and I would like to focus my practice with further study, discipline, and the support of further instruction and studio challenges. My purpose is to inspire others, create awareness, and give thanks through my work to this world we journey in.