I am a documentary and portrait photographer living and working in the Hudson Valley and NYC. My focus is long-term projects and portraiture with people who live outside of expected norms, establishing relationships to which I return regularly. The trust that forms over time allows me to find an honest comingling of the gritty and difficult as well as the sublime in the lives of those I photograph. My former work as a trauma nurse has deeply informed my photographic work and helps me to see beyond the surface of what initially presents, to not shy away from the adversity and loss found in everyday life. After independent study at the ICP, I studied with Mary Ellen Mark, Eugene Richards and Paolo Pellegrin. I am a 2004 NYFA fellow in photography and most recently a 2023 NYFA/JGS fellow in photography. My work has been featured in The Sun Magazine and can be found on the Social Documentary Network.
