Artist Statement

I picked up the camera after realizing I wasn’t enjoying the process of painting. I liked the idea of being a painter, but not the actual experience—the solitude, the hours indoors, the endless cleanup of brushes. For years, I kept returning to painting, thinking I just needed to try harder. Eventually, I gave myself permission to let it go. What I had thought of as a failure turned out to be a turning point: the beginning of truly enjoying the process of making art.

Photography offered something different—freedom, movement, presence. Being outdoors, immersed in creative flow, attuned to the vibrant energies of nature while exploring my inner world, sparked a nurturing feedback loop. This practice has become essential to my mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

The primary theme in my work is connection. Like many, I endured early childhood trauma that left me feeling numb and disconnected—from myself, my body, my emotions, and the world around me. In my early twenties, I began the slow, often painful work of healing. As I returned to my body, I also reconnected with nature—and in doing so, discovered a seemingly endless source of inspiration.

Through my camera, I explore that connection: to place, to feeling, to spirit, and to the quiet beauty that surrounds us when we’re still enough to see it.