Artist Statement

I am a photographer based in Tampa with a background in agroecology, and my work grows out of an ongoing fascination with the relationship between human-made spaces and living things. Years of studying plants, soils, and ecosystems taught me to pay attention to small details and fragile balances. Through photography, I use that same sensitivity to look at how our cities, routines, and constructions touch — and often strain — the natural world.
I am drawn to quiet, overlooked scenes: a plant forcing its way through cracked pavement, a reflection of trees in a scarred surface, the fleeting shadow of a child against a concrete wall. In these encounters between nature and structure, I see both damage and resilience. My images often use minimalist compositions and generous negative space to create a feeling of stillness and tension at the same time. A small subject surrounded by emptiness becomes a way to talk about absence, vulnerability, and the possibility of renewal.
Technically, I work mostly with natural light, shallow depth of field, and simple color palettes, allowing textures, lines, and subtle gestures to carry the emotion. Sometimes the scene slips toward abstraction; sometimes it remains very direct and documentary. In all cases, I am interested in the quiet moment where a fragile life form or a simple gesture of care appears inside a harsh or indifferent environment. My hope is that these photographs invite viewers to slow down, look more closely, and reconsider their own relationship with the living world around them.