Vision

My path to photography did not begin in a College, studio or gallery. It began in healthcare.

Before focusing fully on fine-art photography, I worked in healthcare marketing and later in physical therapy—fields centered on observation, patience, and human presence. Over time, personal experience with family members in memory care deepened that perspective. I became acutely aware of how environments affect people emotionally: how light, color, and visual calm can either support or disrupt a space meant for healing, reflection, or rest.

That understanding now shapes my photographic work.

I create images designed to live in real environments—homes, healthcare settings, hospitality spaces, and public interiors—not just to be viewed briefly, but to be lived with. My photographs focus on landscape, architecture, and quiet human absence: places where light, texture, and stillness carry the emotional weight. I’m drawn to early and late hours, weathered structures, open roads, and moments just before or after something happens.

The work balances a contemporary approach with influences from classic film photography, using restrained color, deliberate contrast, and a cinematic sense of atmosphere. Every image is finished with the intention that it can hold space calmly—whether in a gallery, a hospital corridor, a hotel lobby, or a private home.

Alongside this fine-art practice, I have documented regional and cultural projects, including Paint St. Louis (2023–2025), an ongoing photographic record of the Mississippi River floodwall mural mile—an evolving public artwork that reflects place, community, and time.

My work has been exhibited at galleries, cultural institutions, and public spaces across Missouri and Colorado, and is collected by private buyers as well as organizations seeking artwork that is intentional, calming, and enduring.