I am a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I received a bachelor’s degree in social research from James Madison University, studied photography at the Danish School of Journalism and most recently, I received a master’s degree in visual communications from Ohio University.
My focus has been on subcultures in the United States that are often misunderstood and overlooked including mental illness in prison, HIV in rural America, and families living in Appalachia. I like to work in intimate settings and bring viewers into situations and stories that rarely are told.
My photographs has been recognized by the Inge Morath Award, Magnum Expression Award, CENTER Project Competition, Photojournalism Competition on Human Rights, Emerging Photographer Fund, the PGB Photo Award, the Honickman First Book Prize and others. In 2009, I was published in the Communication Arts Photography Annual and named to Photolucida’s Critical Mass Top 50. My multimedia and video have been recognized with an honorable mention for a Webby and a Telly and two of my short films have been screened at film festivals around the country. One of my most recent projects, Trapped, was named Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing Project of the Year and the project’s short film won an Emmy.