I recently joined Jon Stell on his podcast, Full Time Photographer, and we had such a great conversation about my journey into photography, what inspires me, and the challenges of this ever-evolving industry.

We talked about how my background in science and the military shaped my approach to creativity, why personal work is at the heart of what I do, and even the high-pressure moments—like having just a few minutes to photograph Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, for The Wall Street Journal.

"Interiors appeal to my detail-oriented, scientific side—everything needs to be precise. Portraits are more about connection. When photographing busy professionals, like CEOs, I have just minutes to establish rapport and create authentic, engaging images."

A recent article in the Photography Chronicles about how I use the notion of formal strategy and visual design inspired by an exercise from The Photographer’s Handbook. 

4 Songs Southeast is a body of work I began creating earlier this year just as restrictions were starting to loosen towards the end of the pandemic. The project was born out of an exercise from the Photographer’s Handbook. As an introvert, the pandemic felt like a deep sigh of relief, but as we started coming out of the lockdown, I felt a deep anxiety growing about the post pandemic world. I wasn’t ready to return to normal, but I knew that creating new work would give me something to focus on. I was too overwhelmed to really “figure out” a new project so I turned to the book and found an exercise created by photographer Shawn Records.