Photography as an art form, for me, has alway been at its soul about playing with light – physical light, the absences of light, and the spiritual light within the world around us.

I don’t like to categorize my artwork because so much of what I photograph can fit into many different categories. I don’t limit what I photograph. I follow the pull I have to capture something through a camera.

Photography has always been a way for me to connect with the grief and joy of existing as a human being on this planet, in this time and space. It’s been a reminder to me to slow down, notice what’s around me, and celebrate the beauty I find even in the smallest of details or places.

Like in life, in photography I prefer what is real and raw. I focus on vibrant portrayals of what I see with my own eyes. Often doing minimal colour correcting to get the photograph to resemble what I witnessed (to account for the restrictions of colour stops the camera can pick up that does not meet the capabilities of our eyes). If I do a project of altered reality it is often obvious or disclosed such as zines or collages using my photography.

I often combine my photography with my writing or other art projects. The story behind a photograph is just as important as the photograph itself and as a storyteller, poet, and writer it feels natural to me to share the story behind the photograph or what it evokes within me. But like with any art, the viewer becomes a part of it – what it means to them can be vastly different. I love to hear what my photographs inspires within others.

I got my first film camera when I was 8 years old and have been taking photographs ever since. Now working primarily in digital, my love for photography remains something I carry with me, always, regardless of what method I am using.