Photography is deeply part of my identity. I first started taking pictures when I was about 13, and as I grew up into an adult it was always part of my life. It was a central part of who I was. No matter how bad life might be or how discouraged I could get elsewhere in life, I always had photography.

Photography is the one thing in life that always makes me happy… when I put a camera to my eye it is like completing a circuit… something just clicks and things feel like they are meant to feel. When life feels challenging, I know I can always go make stunning images that help define who I am.