Spike photographs in the documentary style, exploring themes of social conflict that lie at the edges of the human experience.
His work has received funding from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Fund for Investigative Journalism, the Society of Environmental Journalists, and Mongabay.
Stories have published with outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Smithsonian Magazine, Vice Magazine, Foreign Policy, The Telegraph, Human Rights Watch, and Marie Claire.
And have won awards from National Press Photographers Association, The International Photography Awards, College Photographer of the Year, The Society of Environmental Journalists, and the Associated Press.