I have been photographing diverse subjects for 22 years. My work embodies my interest in exploring, reshaping, and sharing my perspectives on humanity, cultures, social injustices, and travel experiences that expand my understanding of the world. American by birth, I relocated from NYC to Hong Kong in 2013, to the Netherlands in 2016, and back home to NYC in 2019.
I am especially drawn to dynamic motion, unique faces, intense color, textures, geometries and lines, and the interplay of light and shadow. While capturing specific expressions, moments, or elements that evoke the essence of place (or sometimes challenge perceptions of such), I seek to create rich, timeless images that still feel of-the-moment.
I began my training with photographic composition and black-and-white printing classes at Montgomery College. I have since taken classes specializing in photography and travel, studying with renowned photographers including Jay Maisel, David Alan Harvey, and Jill Enfield. I also studied technical skills at the International Center of Photography (ICP).
Beginning in late May 2020 and February 2021 respectively, I extensively documented the Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate movements in NYC. Two of my BLM portraits were selected for inclusion in prominent NYC exhibitions, International Center of Photography (ICP)’s downtown re-opening exhibition, #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis and Art on the Ave’s uptown exhibition, The Art of Healing. Three of my images supporting API communities were featured in Art on the Ave’s downtown exhibition, Resiliency.
Two of my images were featured in Women Street Photographers' 2nd Virtual Exhibition and 4th Annual NYC Exhibition, respectively. A series of my street scene photographs have been selected as cover and sectional imagery for reports authored by Slover Linett, analyzing culture and community, supported by sponsors including the Wallace Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Art Bridges, FocusVision, and Microsoft Corporation. I was recently featured in pocstock’s AAPI Creators Spotlight. I am also a Semi-Finalist in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2022. Most recently, I was named a Finalist in the American Photography OPEN 2022 Competition and Silver Winner in the New York Photography Awards.
From a different perspective, I have penned articles which include my imagery for online travel and lifestyle magazines and blogs, such as MasterCard Priceless Cities Hong Kong and PassionPassport.
Several of my images were highlighted by National Geographic Your Shot as Editor’s Picks. Other images from my body of work have been featured in various other magazine publications, photography platforms, and feeds, including competitions hosted by Getty Images, PassionPassport, DPSP Street, and Instagram itself. My work has been published in Harper’s Bazaar and various photography books, including ICP’s volume accompanying the exhibition #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis and Aperture’s Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation.