Images help me process the world around me. What may be a fleeting memory or feeling– is made concrete when I create an image to match it. With so much negativity in the world, I try and fill my images with as much beauty and hope as possible. In our digital world, despair is a click away but optimism is a better choice. I have faith in my community and my future and wish to bring this faith to as many people as possible.

I have always been interested in telling stories, and have been doing so through visual media since 2009. I earned a BA from San Francisco State University in Cinema Studies with a focus in documentary filmmaking. I have an AA in Natural Sciences and a Certificate in Digital Filmmaking from the Santa Rosa Junior College.

My professional career started at Make: Magazine where I started as an intern and progressed to a staff photographer. Here I learned the demanding environment of a bi-monthly magazine and media company. It was a wonderful experience and my coworkers challenged me to become a better photographer everyday.

I then joined the creative team at Culture Pop Films. As a Cinematographer and Editor I learned the nuance of production workflows from beginning to end; honing my skill as a creative storyteller. Documentary, commercial and corporate work allowed me the opportunity to find inspiration and creativity within strict guidelines and big goals.

Then I became a Video Producer at Adam Savage’s Tested.com, working in a high output, fast paced production environment producing content for Internet and Television channels. I created an online series whose success resulted in syndication on various internet and television channels.  Working with celebrities, creatives and craftspeople from all walks of life was a daily privilege.

Currently I am a freelance Director and Photographer based out of Santa Rosa, CA. My short doc “Taking the Reins” is screening in festivals now. I look forward to more docs and commercial work in the future.

Fell free to contact me for creatives services and collaborations!