a self-taught analog and digital photographer based in northeastern Wisconsin. I was born in Milwaukee, but my mother and I moved to a small town when I was young—one where, as a Black youth, I became part of a demographic that made up less than 3% of the population.
Photography became my language—my way of navigating predominantly white spaces that often felt closed to me. Since I was a teenager, I’ve used my camera to document the lives of people of color in a state where whiteness is not just dominant, but expected.
As people of color, we often carry extra layers—masks, roles, protections—just to move through our lives, our relationships, our careers. Beneath those layers is where the truth lives. My work is about capturing the moments when those layers fall away—when someone allows themselves to be fully seen. I seek out that raw humanity: the joy, pain, vulnerability, beauty, and resilience that lives in all of us.
Through my lens, I hope to offer more than images—I aim to create a bridge. A way for others to witness the true, often unseen sides of the people they pass every day but never truly know. My photographs are an invitation to see, to feel, and to understand.
