From a very young age, I’ve used photography as a means of understanding the world around me, indulging my curiosity and creating something tangible to study for as long as I wished. Naturally shy and introverted, the camera played a seminal role in my interactions with others; it was a safe “between-space,” an intentional obstacle serving an accepted purpose. I never consciously intended it to be my primary medium as an artist, but as someone with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and a lover of stories, it was the least laborious way for me to express myself and connect with others, and explore places and things that were, much like myself, often misunderstood or pushed out into invisibility.

While my primary practice has been photography, I’ve delved into filmmaking and often incorporate other media and illustration to my projects. Though my work has been published and I’ve participated in many exhibitions, these events do not drive my work. I create because I have to…there is no other option. I seek to create to not only understand myself, but to understand others as well.

A photographer friend once dubbed me the "daughter of darkness," and I suppose that's true - I have a certain affection for what is unseen, misunderstood, the unknown. Those places and organisms that require further investigation beyond the surface, beyond the comforts of most people. Stories waiting to be unearthed.The full scope of experience is what makes us universally human, not just the bright, shiny, entertaining spaces.

Using my practice to elevate others and shine a light on what should not remain invisible to society is my definition of success. I’ve collaborated and continue to collaborate with other artists and organizations including Elizabeth Jameson, Heather Kennedy, and The World Parkinson Congress. Selected exhibitions include: Medium Photo - San Diego, California; Czong Institute for Contemporary Art - South Korea; The Center for Creative Photography - The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; University of the Arts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Center for Fine Art Photography - Fort Collins, Colorado; The Smithsonian National Museum of Nuclear Sciences and History - Albuquerque, New Mexico; Santuario 21 - Havana, Cuba; Site Brooklyn Gallery - Brooklyn, New York; Diego Rivera Gallery - San Francisco, California; and Bedford Gallery - Walnut Creek, California.

I serve as an educator and curatorial consultant, teaching workshops at the Department of Art at UC Berkeley, as a teaching artist at Orinda Academy, and working with the National Park Service in teaching 150 4th-grade students to create personal and historical documentaries.