The collection of works
My work is rooted in storytelling, weaving together threads of memory, culture, and place to explore how identity is shaped and reshaped over time. I am drawn to moments where the past and present intersect—whether through revisiting family histories, reviving eras of cultural imagination, or tracing the rhythms of everyday life in the city.
Through photography, I search for the balance between what is revealed and what remains hidden. Light, shadow, texture, and atmosphere become tools for examining cycles of loss and renewal, nostalgia and transformation. I am fascinated by how stories live in both people and places: in inherited histories, in the echoes of collective memory, and in the connections and similarities between us and nature.
At the heart of my practice is a desire to create images that resonate beyond the frame. My photographs invite viewers to slow down, notice details, and enter into layered narratives that are both deeply personal and widely familiar. Each body of work becomes part of a larger conversation—one that asks how we hold onto the past, how we dream of the future, and how we find meaning in the in-between.
Retro Trance: A 70’s Revival
Retro Trance: A 70’s Revival is a fashion photography series that reawakens the vibrant 1970s, a decade defined by bold self-expression, cultural shifts, and stylistic rebellion. Through this body of work, I revisit and reimagine the visual language of the era, using fashion as a gateway to explore nostalgia, freedom, and the power of personal identity.
Drawing from vintage silhouettes, earth tone color palettes, disco-era textures, and analog-inspired lighting, each image in this series blurs the boundaries between past and present. This isn’t just about recreating a look; it’s about capturing a feeling. A trance-like state where memory, fantasy, and fashion converge.
Ultimately, this series is a revival not only of what was worn, but why it was worn, to be seen, to be free, and to belong to something bigger than oneself.
Materials
Digital prints on velvet fine art paper
Various sizes
Eclipsed
This series was born while reading “Me and My Baby View the Eclipse”, a collection of short stories by Lee Smith, and from the recognition that our emotional lives are not linear. They cycle, shift, and sometimes collide. Eclipsed explores the dualities of mental health: the good days and the hard ones, moments of light interrupted by shadow, and times when clarity briefly pierces through darkness.
Just as an eclipse temporarily obscures one celestial body with another, our internal experiences can block our ability to see the whole truth of ourselves. In depression, hope can feel distant. In joy, the memory of struggle may still linger. These photographs are visual metaphors for those intersections and for the times when pain overshadows peace, or when light unexpectedly breaks through.
Mental health is not a static state. It lives in cycles, phases, and nuance. This series does not aim to simplify or resolve those complexities. Instead, it holds space for them. Each image represents a moment of tension or tenderness, a reminder that no feeling is final, and that both darkness and light are part of the same sky.
Eclipsed invites viewers to reflect on their own inner landscapes with compassion, curiosity, and the understanding that even when the light is hidden, it is never gone.
Materials
Framed digital prints on enhanced matte paper
11 x 14 inches
Concrete Gardens
Concrete Gardens is an ongoing experimental series that explores the relationship between femininity, nature, and resilience. Each piece begins with a past studio portrait—often of female subjects—which I rework through digital collage, incorporating garden elements such as flowers, leaves, and vines. The final images are printed using alternative processes, creating a layered visual language where organic growth meets constructed form.
My use of female figures and plant life stems from a deep interest in how both endure, adapt, and flourish over time. Gardens and women alike embody cycles of growth—often blooming in spite of harsh conditions. By merging these elements, I aim to evoke a quiet tension between fragility and strength, stillness and transformation.
This series invites viewers to consider how beauty can persist and evolve, even in unexpected or controlled environments—how we can cultivate life and softness, even in the most concrete of places.
Materials
Kallitypes on 100% cotton watercolor paper
Both 15 x 22 inches
Tri-Colored Cyanotype on hot pressed watercolor paper
3.5 x 4 inches on 8 x 10 matte
Bloodlines & Blindspots
is a series about my personal journey
of exploring how old family photos,
portraits I’ve taken, memories,
stories passed down,
and items left behind
have uncovered truths,
brought about more questions,
and broke the silence of trauma.
After months of research,
finding a distant cousin with a lot of photos
of our ancestors, and piecing together
memories of the past,
this is a glimpse of my family’s story,
told from my perspective, with the things I have
to put the pieces of their puzzling lives together.
Rhythms of the City: Nashville
Rhythms of the City: Nashville is a documentary series exploring the pulse of Nashville through the lives of its residents and visitors. Known for its country music and nightlife, the city thrives in both celebration and quiet preparation.
This work captures the balance between movement and stillness—the tourists chasing dreams, the nightlife workers guiding the rhythm, and the locals who wake early to build the stage each day begins on. From bartenders to street sweepers, these images honor those who make Nashville’s hospitality possible.
Through this series, I aim to show how the soul of the city lies not just in its performances but in the people behind them—revealing a living dance between tradition, labor, and joy.
Materials
Digital prints on semigloss paper
2 x 3 inches