I had the absolute privilege of shooting the engagement photos for Nick (one of my baby brothers) and his lovely fiance, Caitlyn. Ahead of their August 2022 wedding, we spent a day at our favorite downtown Staunton, Virginia sites, at 12 Ridges Vineyard and along the Blue Ridge Parkway at sunset. The scenery only helped capture them in one of their favorite places.

It was an honor to celebrate alongside Seasha by capturing her senior photographs when she graduated from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in 2015.

In October 2018, I traveled to Seoul, South Korea as part of the Seoul Case Study Program with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the University of Seoul. The photos feature explorations at the Lotte World Tower, Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Demilitarized Zone, and my classmates.

Dr. Connor Dacey graduated with his Ph.D. of Disaster Science and Management from the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration in 2020. I had the privilege of getting to know him in graduate school and be neighbors with him in Washington, DC. These photos were a COVID-19 delayed celebration of his advanced degree on the rooftop deck of his apartment building with a distant view of the Capitol building.

For the first two months of the COVID-19 quarantine, I photographed scenes from my neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods in Washington, DC and shared the daily scenes. View the full collection here. Each day contains five to seven photos.

Neighborhoods included are: Mt. Pleasant, Lanier Heights, Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

In April and May 2013, I spent a few weeks in the Napo Province of Ecuador studying the ecotourism model of the Yachana Foundation and their relationship with the indigenous Quichea communities. These photos provide a glimpse of my experiences there, complete with coffee grinding, wildlife, and soccer.

I had the privilege of taking Izzie’s graduation photos for her 2021 graduation from the University of San Francisco. She spent her final semester working in DC and we were able to use the Capitol Building ad the Supreme Court as a beautiful backdrop to celebrate her success.

Metyia was an intern on my team at the Urban Libraries Council for the Fall Semester of 2021. As of a new set of staff headshots, I took her photos for the organization website and materials.

In October 2020, I traveled to Cumberland Island, Georgia. The island is Georgia’s southernmost barriar island and a U.S. National Park with no paved roads and all kinds of wildlife.

Emma is a wonderful friend and former roommate, as well as a lover of old books, as featured in this photo session from a summer weekend trip to Staunton, Virginia in 2013

Swannanoa Mansion is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 located in Afton, Virginia. While taking a tour of the building, I took these photos that show the beauty and disrepair.

PennPraxis is the University of Pennsylvania School of Design applied research center. In June 2018, PennPraxis hosted a Civic Infrastructure Summit that aggregated research and best practices for activating and preserving public spaces (libraries, parks, recreation centers) in cities.

This photography collection was shot during my time as the 2018 Knight Foundation Philadelphia Program Intern.

Took some lovely late afternoon photos of Angela at Swannoa Palace (Afton, Virginia) in May 2020.

It was an honor to celebrate alongside Ki by capturing her senior photographs when she graduated from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in 2015.

The Fields of Gold Farm Trail is a regional agritourism program in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia that collectively markets and promotes farms and agricultural activities. The Spring Jubliee brought together their farmers, members, and supporters in April 2016.

In my first week as a 2015 New Sector Alliance Summer Fellow at Strong Women, Strong Girls, I photographed the Reunion event celebrating the supporters and community members of SWSG. SWSG supports women and girls through a multi-generational mentoring model in Boston and Pittsburgh. This event took place at the Phillip Brooks House at Harvard College.

Innovate LIVE, a project of the City of Staunton and the Staunton Creative Community Fund, was a "convergence" of local innovators, visionaries, and entrepreneurs in Staunton Virginia in April 2015. This weekend focused on topics related to

While I photographed the Innovate LIVE event, I also supported the planning and implementation of the event as the Intern Coordinator and the continuation of Innovate LIVE programming as the Director of Business Support at the Staunton Creative Community Fund. 

To celebrate the kick-off of the fifth season of the Oval+ by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and The Fairmount Park Conservancy transformed eight acres of what had been a parking lot into public space, include a ground mural, bike lanes, play structure, beer garden, and food trucks.

This photography collection was shot during my time as the 2018 Knight Foundation Philadelphia Program Intern.

It was an honor to celebrate alongside Anabel by capturing her senior photographs when she graduated from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in 2015.

As a Public Administration Fellow at the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration, I photographed the Newark Natural Food Co-op’s Farmers Market and the Lewes Farmers Market. These photos were used to supplement our access to healthy food content for the Delaware Complete Communities Toolbox.

The Farm2Fork Affair was a project of Greater Augusta Regional Tourism, Staunton Creative Community Fund, and the Fields of Gold Farm Trail that in an expo-like format connected consumers (restaurants, hotels, school systems) with local food producers in the area. The event took place in March 2016 at Stable Craft Brewing.

As part of a Wilmington University Alternative Spring Break Trip in 2012, I spent a week painting, installing drywall, pulling weeds, and learning more about construction than I could imagine. During this week, I did some evening exploring through New Orleans and took in some of the sights featured here.

I'm forever grateful to Agnes Smith for her willingness to model for me whenever I had a new photography concept or idea to try. These photographs are from a summer afternoon in 2013 at the local park.

In order to challenge myself to take more photos and try some new creative techniques, across the year of 2011 I took a photo for each week of the year. This project led to experimentation with long exposure and double exposure techniques. The entire collection is available on Flickr.

It was an honor to celebrate alongside Ashleigh by capturing her senior photographs when she graduated from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in 2015.

The Rail Park is Philadelphia’s elevated rail park, once complete it will span over three miles and connect eight neighborhoods. The Rail Park is a site for the Reimagining the Civic Commons program in Philadelphia.

This photography collection was shot during my time as the 2018 Knight Foundation Philadelphia Program Intern.

Photographing the talented ladies of Caravanserai was the first time I had live music at a photo session. These women, Eleanor Graham, Jessica Embach-Jankauskus, and Yi-Ping Chen, are a flexible chamber ensemble based in Staunton, Virginia.

A short but wonderful trip to San Diego in 2014 with my younger brother, Ben, included checking out the Pacific Ocean for the first time and seeing all kinds of animals at the San Deigo Zoo.

Invest Local is an initiative of the Staunton Creative Community Fund that connects local investors with local entrepreneurs and business owners. Invest Local hosts quarterly Meet and Greets that are social gatherings that allow business owners and entrepreneurs to connect and build relationships.

I photographed six of these Meet & Greet events, in addition to facilitating and planning four of them as the Director of Capital at the Staunton Creative Community Fund.

It was an honor to celebrate alongside Nicole by capturing her senior photographs when she graduated from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in 2015.

A spring 2022 trip to visit friends, Isaac and Kassie, in Salt Lake City included camping in southern Utah and hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park.