I am a lifestyle, editorial & documentary style photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. I was born in San Diego, CA (1989), where I was introduced to photography while finalizing my undergraduate studies at the University of California, San Diego in 2013 where I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Fine Arts and Photography. In 2019, I created a body of work about the passing of my grandfather, which was selected as a finalist for the Charcoal Book Club Publishing Prize in Chico Hot Springs, MT. This experience catalyzed my desire to pursue my practice further and I achieved my MFA from Hartford Art School’s low-residency photography program in 2022, where I was acknowledged with the Stanely Fellman Advancement award as well as the Mary Frey Book Award for my thesis project Almost Heaven and its notable content, design, and voice.
I’m inspired by the act of discovery, and I am always interested to let my curiosity lead me to new challenges. My biggest takeaways from finishing Grad school have been that I love working hard to create things in real life and I've learned that the relationships I build while making pictures are equally as important as the photographs.
