I have been studying photography for going on 9 years and I feel I am never finished learning. I am currently living outside of Pittsburgh, PA, but was raised outside of Philadelphia. I attended Edinboro University from 2005 to 2007 for several classes and have an Associates Degree in Photography from Oakbridge Academy of the Arts.
Over the past few years I have taken commercial shots for 20 East Vintage Jewelry in Doylestown PA, worked for Suicide Girls, and graduation photos for Oakbridge Academy. In addition I have had my work hung in the gallery at Artform Gallery in New Kensington, Penn State New Kensington Gallery, Modern Formations Gallery in Pittsburgh and Bates Gallery in Edinboro, PA.
Over the years, I've done it all. I am a painter. A sculptor. An avid art historian. An art lover. And above all, my one love is photography. Two amazing people have said things the truly define how I look at photography. Richard Avedon once said "My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph." This holds do true in my work. I love photography, especially portraiture, because I like to get the chance to see something of myself in my subject. And to be able to pull emotion from them, to see who they really are. Building on that idea, the writer Susan Sontag wrote,Honestly, I want to capture your attention. I want you to see what I see and think it's just as amazing, beautiful, shocking, entertaining, sad, or hopeful as I think it is. I want you to stop in your tracks.
