I began exploring photography in high school, learning to process film under the guidance of a family friend. Playing with a pinhole camera or stalking birds and chipmunks in my backyard. Since then, I’ve continued to grow as a photographer, and a camera has become essential gear for everything from my daily drive to extended adventures.
My work is guided by clean composition and intentional framing, with little reliance on cropping after the fact. I try to make each image complete in-camera, paying close attention to how the elements align within the frame.
For me, photography is a way of keeping record — documenting time and place, and preserving the atmosphere and feeling of a moment for the future.
Photo credit: Cameron H. Russell