I am a photojournalist and field-based storyteller.
My work centers on listening—particularly to people whose lives are often flattened into headlines, statistics, or talking points. I approach each story without an agenda to prove, only a responsibility to witness what is present.
I do not conduct traditional interviews.
I ask questions then allow space—sometimes uncomfortable space—for people to arrive at their own words. Much of what matters surfaces only after urgency fades—which leads to further conversation.
This approach is slower. It requires restraint. It also protects the dignity of the people whose stories are being shared.
Since 2015, when I began the In Search of America Project, I have spent years on the road documenting life across the United States—crossing hundreds of thousands of miles, returning to communities repeatedly, and following stories beyond their most visible moments.
My projects examine what binds us and what fractures us: displacement, identity, belief, belonging, and the quiet desire most people carry—to be heard, respected, and allowed to live freely.
Editorial Ethics:
I do not summarize full stories publicly.Human lives are not content. They are not meant to be consumed in fragments divorced from context. Stories shared here are intentionally incomplete, pointing toward deeper work that requires time, attention, and care.
This boundary is not a strategy. It is an ethic.
Why?:
In an era optimized for outrage and certainty, this work insists on ambiguity and listening.
It is for readers who believe understanding is built through presence—not volume—and that truth often lives in the space between opposing narratives.
My Invitation to you:
If this work resonates, you can follow along through my writing and dispatches, where longer narratives, unpublished photographs, and field notes are shared.
Engagement here is not transactional. It is participatory. Readers are not asked to agree—only to pay attention.
America cannot be understood by talking past one another. It can only be understood by listening—carefully, and without rushing the story.