Photography to me has multiple layers. Envisioning a story, framing, and taking the photograph are just the first steps. Part of the magic comes when I'm back home looking back through my images and taking a deeper dive into the subject matter by researching. In this way, I develop an even deeper connection and understanding with the various environments, long after I've left the area. A seemingly simple butterfly can turn out to be an endangered species, a mushroom can have a cultural significance dating back centuries, and a few weirdly shaped rocks might be formed from hardened magma millions of years ago.

On this website you'll find a variety of standalone photos as well as photos accompanied by detailed captions. I hope that through these stories you'll also be able to develop a connection with these places or subjects and be inspired to look at the world around you with a different perspective.

Although my lens focuses in on the beauty of nature, I want to acknowledge that nature and wilderness do not live in a vacuum. The concept of nature and wilderness is constantly subject to political and human forces, and these forces are what drive me to further incorporate an advocacy approach when researching different lands and subjects. I also want to acknowledge the indigenous lands which have been far too often stolen for the "preservation of wilderness."