Photography

When I was 19, I edited slideshows for the Washington Post homepage. By then, I'd already had dozens of my own photos published. Today I am a Puffin Foundation national artist grantee whose photography has been published and exhibited in outlets around the world. My work has appeared in public art projects from New York City to Slovenia. I'm also the author of the critically-acclaimed books Heaven Is a Photograph and Hello, New York: The Living and Dead. I graduated from Columbia Journalism School and hold an MFA from The City College of New York-CUNY. I am available for client projects.

Photographer's statement: For me, photography is camera play. My photography lives at the intersection of fine art, cinema, and journalism, always with a game in mind. I gravitate toward quiet moments, color pops, and strong texture. And I always ask, "What's the decisive moment?" as a way of answering another question: "What's the next move in this game?" It doesn't have to be a logical move to anyone but myself. I make the rules. In long-term and ongoing projects, I'm interested in ideas about home, identities, and escapism as refuge. I consider surviving the Digital Age and the Anthropocene the same journey.