I am an American photographer living and working in New York City. My work focuses on the intersections of the human condition (birth, growth, emotion, aspiration, conflict, and mortality) at the socio-political level in contemporary society.
Past projects include a look at the environmental fall out of human activity in urban settings, a reflection of my own challenges with bipolar disorder and my mental state of loneliness and seclusion in a time of global isolation, and the everyday life of Palestinians that supersedes conflict. I photographed the lives of two formerly incarcerated women, caring for their families, at two very different stages of life: one a young mother of 3 and the other woman, older, caring for her father with dementia.
My artistic approach to each project differs depending on the subject matter. However, consistent throughout is an emotion and tone made to invoke thought and discussion. My work casts light on the hidden - that is reveals something unseen or unnoticed or unknown altogether. The goal is palpability. It is for the observer to process what they see into something digestible, something felt and something understood.
My academic background in international affairs and human rights plays an important role in my projects. I have a profound appreciation for the easily overlooked – subtle gestures, minute gradations of color, negative spaces, micro movements.
At the end of the day, I photograph for myself and anyone who wants to listen.
