A man with a beard and baseball cap taking a selfie in a spacious industrial-style room with large windows. Behind him, a large portrait of a man with long, wavy hair and a beard is displayed, with the words "Homeless" and branding visible.
A man speaking into a microphone on a small stage, with a water bottle on a stool nearby and a music stand in front of him. Behind him, a large screen displays a presentation slide with an image of a woman's face and various keywords related to labels, empathy, connection, and perspective.
A woman with short platinum blonde hair and earrings looks at a large black and white poster of an older man with short hair and a smiling, expressive face.

The Practice

My practice is built on sustained presence, careful witnessing, and ethical collaboration. I'm drawn to what remains irreducible in people — their complexity, dignity, and full humanity.

Recent work has focused on people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and aging, but the practice follows attention and relationship wherever complexity asks to be witnessed rather than simplified.

Most projects unfold over months within a single community or institution, allowing trust to form and images to emerge that carry nuance and dignity rather than surface impression.

The work takes shape through portrait and documentary photography. Depending on context and institutional need, projects can expand to include installation, public programming, and facilitated dialogue. Every project is grounded in the agency of those portrayed and a refusal to reduce people to their circumstances.

After three decades shaping stories for brands, nonprofits, and cultural institutions, I turned to photography as a more intimate form of witness. Earlier work includes Winged Wisdom, a site-responsive sculpture commissioned for the first art exhibition in a national park. Recent photography has appeared in The Sun Magazine and been featured in Dodho Magazine's Monochromatic: Best Photographers of the Year 2025.

Ways the work takes form

  • Long-form documentary projects

  • Embedded institutional collaborations

  • Public installations and civic encounters

  • Donor and community storytelling

  • Public talks and facilitated dialogue

  • Strategic alignment of narrative and mission

  • Artist collaborations