Photography, for me, is a practice of presence. I hope my work encourages people to soften and slow down - to honor the immense wonder and beauty in the subtle, sensory details of everyday things. To hug a friend and hold on a little too long because their sweater feels like softest thing you've ever touched. To pay attention to how sunlight through the trees on a clear day casts mesmerizing shadows in the eyes of a loved one.

 

I work with older cameras, and I rarely edit the photos. As a recovering perfectionist, keeping my practice simple is how I offer myself permission - to release expectation, to let go of rigidity and control, and to allow a photo to be whatever it turns out to be. The point of shooting on film is to make the mistakes, to practice gratitude for blurry photos and awkward framing, and to find joy in utilizing whatever photos I create in unique and interesting ways. Outtakes become collage material, backdrops for writing excerpts, and beautiful reminders of memories with loved ones and places far from wherever my feet touch land.

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Apart from the Oxford Darkrooms course, all photos were shot on 35mm film using a vintage point-and-shoot camera, and the film was processed by a lab. From May 2023 to October 2024, I used a 1980's Minolta AF-Tele. I started using a 1990's Canon Sure Shot Z85 in April 2026.

 

The photos from the Oxford Darkrooms course were taken on a Nikon FE2. During this 2-day course, I learned how to process film and make contact prints using different enlargers.