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I don’t shoot pretty | I shoot presence
The kind that lingers like a held breath, meets the lens without flinching, and refuses to be surface level.
My work lives in the grain, the gaze, the pause between moments.
Whether it’s a wave collapsing at golden hour or someone standing unguarded in front of the lens, I chase what can’t be faked. Portraiture. Art. Surf. Three worlds. One obsession: truth with edge. Beauty means nothing without bite. I’m not here to flatter, I’m here to reveal what smolders beneath the surface.
How I Bled for This Craft
Years at the water. Years in the studio. Years behind the lens and screen. Burned fingers, botched rolls, cheap gear held together with duct tape. Crashed drives. Corrupted files. Endless hours in post. I was raised around film and darkrooms. My mother taught me the bones of the craft. My turning point came when my stepmother, Louella, a photographer transitioning to digital, gifted me her film gear. Without that, I couldn’t have chased this path. I carried that grit, gratitude, and generosity into every project since.
I was schooled at the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies, but my edge came from trial by fire, late-night shoots, street work, saltwater on the lens, gear I could barely afford. The streets, the sand, the shadows, those were my proving grounds.
Why I Still Burn for the Shot
My work has appeared in Der Grief, USA Today, Halogénure, The New York Times, Surfer Magazine and more. But I’m not chasing praise. I’m chasing the flicker when the mask slips and the soul shows up uninvited.
Truth doesn’t pose, it cuts, it hums, it haunts. It stays with you long after the shutter falls silent.
Let’s Make Work That Leaves Scars
If you want images that breathe, images that live on the wall, in the feed, and in the back of your mind, let’s make them.
I work with people who are ready to strip it back, get real, and trust the process. Whether on the sand, in the shadows, or under silence, my focus never changes: make something honest. Something that hits. Something that matters.
