I’ve been holding a camera for as long as I can remember, but the last decade is when photography became deliberate, rather than a casual habit. My work is rooted in movement and place. I spend much of my time on remote trails, mountain summits, deserts, coastlines, and back roads, drawn to environments that feel both vast and intimate at once. I’m particularly interested in contrast: strength and fragility, chaos and stillness, harsh landscapes and quiet moments of beauty within them. I consider myself a color-loving person, but black and white imagery often plays a central role in my portfolio because it strips a scene down to its bones: light, shadow, form, and feeling. I am not formally trained, which has allowed me to develop a style guided more by instinct than convention. I photograph places I’ve physically worked to reach, weather I’ve endured, and moments I’ve genuinely felt. That lived connection shapes the final image as much as any technical choice. Professionally, I come from a background centered on animal care and rehabilitation, which has deeply influenced how I see the world. Patience, observation, and respect for wildness translate directly into how I compose and capture photographs. Whether I’m documenting landscapes, wildlife, or fleeting environmental details, my goal is the same: to create images that invite viewers to pause, breathe, and feel present inside the frame.