A while back I was trying to write something, anything, for my 'About' page and couldn't help but stall. Listing off how much I loved coffee and sunrises seemed a bit too cliche and I kept coming back to the basic thought,


why take photos?

 

What do we get when we see ourselves frozen in time? 


Another angle on a memory we have. The ability to see things from a different perspective.

Time.

Time to focus in on the details of a moment for as long as we please. The gentle curve of our partners hair as it falls over their face as they laugh at our stupid joke. The specific color of their eye from that light that reflected off the water that one sweet summer eve. 


The beauty exploding from it all. 

People gathered behind a wooden-framed window, one wearing a bright orange vest, viewed from outside.

This is why I photograph.


This ability to see a moment from a new vantage point.


To have the time to sit with it, roll it around in our brains and on our tongues like a lozenge, sucking the sweetness from a momentary glance of love.


For me, to be able to deliver this experience to a fellow human is quite an honor. I find joy in searching out these moments, with my camera poised in hand, pushing myself to capture the unexpected beauty I see in a fresh way. 


That is my focus. 


Two passengers resting and sleeping in seats on a train, viewed through a window reflection.
Man relaxing on a red motorcycle in a busy street, with other riders and pedestrians in the background.
Woman kneeling on deck chair of cruise ship gazing at karst mountains in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
Two hands in blue sleeves reaching up toward a shiny disco ball against a dark gray wall.
Man resting in hammock among tall pine trees in a sunlit forest, with a blurred foreground element.
Two crossed palm trees forming an X shape on a sunny Mediterranean promenade with people and blue sky.
A glowing window illuminates a golden plant arrangement against a dark wall in a moody, dimly lit room.
Shadow of a person cast over green ground cover plants with blooming pink flowers in a garden.

all photos personal film shots from winter 2025/2026