Gosh, I’ve lived such a full life in such a short amount of time.

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but Tucson, Arizona will always feel like home in a lot of ways. Since then, I’ve had the chance to live in a handful of pretty incredible places — including Philadelphia, Ontario, England, and Washington — and I now get to call Juneau, Alaska home.

I never really planned on living in so many different places. It just sort of happened. But looking back, I’m incredibly grateful that it did. Moving around and travelling have shaped so much of who I am, both as a person and as an artist. Each place has given me something different, and I think I carry little pieces of all of them with me.

I’ve always been a bit of a daydreamer. I’m constantly noticing things — the way light falls on a mountain, the way someone laughs when they forget they’re being photographed, or the little moments between the big ones that you might otherwise forget. I think that’s a big part of why I love photography so much.

Before photography, I was a classically trained dancer. I trained at Ballet Rincon in Tucson, The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia, and George Brown College through Jörgen Dance in Toronto. I got to perform in all kinds of ballets and take on some pretty incredible roles, which honestly feels like a whole other lifetime sometimes.

Dance was my first real love in the creative arts, and it never really left me. It taught me to pay attention to movement, emotion, body language, and all the things people can communicate without saying a word. A lot of that still shows up in the way I photograph people today.

Photography itself started much more simply. I picked up a camera for an elective in middle school because it sounded fun. I took a few really amazing photography courses in high school, and somewhere along the way I had that little “wait… could I actually do this?” moment.

So I did.

I attended Fanshawe College and received my diploma in Photography in 2021. Then, because apparently moving across the world was a perfectly reasonable next step, I packed up and moved to Southampton, England, where I graduated from Solent University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours in Photography.

And after all of that, I came to realize that photography has never really been about making the perfect picture for me.

I care much more about making photographs that feel like something.

I love the quiet moments. The goofy ones. The imperfect ones. The way someone looks at the person they love when they don't realize anyone is watching. The little moments between the big ones that you might otherwise forget.

I love the feeling of standing somewhere completely new and realizing you'll probably remember that exact view for the rest of your life. I love photographing a person beneath a huge sky, surrounded by something so much bigger than themselves. There’s something beautiful about those moments — when the world suddenly feels very big and you feel very small, but in the best possible way. When everything gets put into perspective for just a second, and you get to stop and take it all in.

The movement of a dancer. Someone laughing until they can't quite hold it together. A quiet moment between two people who love each other. A person standing alone in a landscape that reminds them how small they really are.

Those are the moments I want to remember.

And those are the moments I want my photographs to hold onto.

When I’m photographing people, I want you to feel comfortable enough to actually be yourself. You don't need to know how to pose, and you definitely don't need to be “photogenic.” Honestly, I’d much rather photograph you laughing, moving, getting a little messy, or doing something that feels natural than spend an entire session trying to make you look like someone you're not.

I want my photographs to feel honest.

A little imperfect. A little emotional. A little bit like you.

And while photography is a huge part of my life, it isn't my whole life. I love being outside, exploring somewhere new, drinking an unreasonable amount of coffee, spending time with the people I love, and generally trying to soak up as much of this weird and wonderful life as I can.

I think that's ultimately what draws me to photography: life is fleeting, and I want to remember it.

And if I can help you hold onto a little piece of yours, then I think that's pretty special.