Photography
What is a Portrait?
This portrait is a love story. Not just between two beings—my love and our dog—but between the quiet moments that define us. It’s in the way they stand together, open and unguarded, that something true is revealed: trust, comfort, and a kind of wordless devotion.
In Man’s Best Friend, I set out to capture a quiet, powerful moment that speaks to the enduring bond between human and animal. What drew me to take this photo was not just the composition or the light, but the unspoken connection held in a glance, a touch, a shared pause in time.
To me, this piece is a love letter to loyalty, comfort, and the small daily acts that build a relationship rooted in trust. It’s about the emotional fluency dogs so effortlessly speak, and how, in their presence, we become more tender, more present, more ourselves.
This photo is deeply personal, but I hope viewers find something universally familiar in it—the feeling of being seen, known, and loved by a creature who asks for nothing but your time and care.
Medium
Digital Photography
Year
2023
Award
Honorable Mention
Dog Portraits
"Beloved Companions" is a portrait series capturing the spirit, personality, and quiet beauty of my dogs, my two mini dachshunds, Calvin and Maya—faithful companions who have filled my life with love, laughter, and comfort. Each image is a tribute to their individuality: from tender glances and playful postures to serene stillness. This series is both a visual love letter and an intimate exploration of the deep, wordless bond we share.
Medium
Digital Photography
Year(s)
2021-2024
Of Scale & Stillness
This photo series explores the quiet relationship between human, animal, and landscape through moments observed along the San Diego coast. Captured entirely on an iPhone and refined in Lightroom, the series examines scale. It shows how the world can feel immense and eternal while its inhabitants appear small and transient, yet deeply significant to the viewer’s eye. Through subtle digital editing and an emphasis on light, motion, and stillness, the series invites reflection on our place within nature’s vast continuum, where observation itself becomes a form of connection.
Medium
Digital Photography
Year
2025
Darkroom to Lightroom & Beyond
“Sunset Cliffs” was included in Gallery 40’s “Darkroom to Lightroom & Beyond” exhibition on December 6, 2025. This exhibition of 14 artists showed how photography has changed throughout the years—and how it continues to shape the way we see the world.
Exhibitions
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July 3, 2025 - July 27, 2025
A portrait tells a story. Portraits can show us what a person looks like, or how the artist sees them, but they can also capture an idea of a person or what they stand for. Portraits can also reveal how a person wants to be seen, and capture a particular attitude or mood that the sitter wishes to convey.
A portrait can do many things. It can give a sense of importance to a person and their life; it can make a person more widely known; it can also give immortality to a person’s character: portraits live on forever!
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September 13-14, 2025
Man’s Best Friend and Calvin photos were on display for Poughkeepsie Open Studios at Women’s Work Art.
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December 6- January 4, 2025
Sunset Cliffs will be featured in “Darkroom to Lightroom & Beyond” at Gallery 40.