I’m a portrait photographer in Lompoc, California, and I’ve been behind a camera for more than fifteen years. I’m naturally an observer. A little introverted, usually happier behind the camera than in front of it, and always noticing the things happening around the edges. The expression that lasts half a second. The way someone looks at a person they love. The laugh that happens after everyone thinks the picture is over.

For a long time, I felt a little invisible myself, and photography gave me a way to connect, create, and find my voice. I think that’s part of why it matters so much to me that the people I photograph can see themselves clearly in the images I make. Not overly polished. Not trying to be someone else. Just themselves.

I love beautiful light, genuine expressions, and the little details that make a photograph feel honest. I’ll probably make a dry joke when things get too serious, obsess over something tiny no one else notices, and spend more time than necessary deciding if a photo feels right.

But more than anything, I want you to look at your photographs and recognize yourself there.

“There’s a lot of beauty in people that goes unseen. I believe it deserves to be noticed.”