With more than a decade of editing and story producing under my belt, 
I bring a keen eye and sharp instincts to my video work

I work on documentaries, short narrative films, social media short and long form videos, commercials and marketing campaigns, and podcasts
I make handmade photobooks
I also make print-on-demand zines
And limited edition artbooks

My practice includes analog and digital photography.
I work on personal and commissioned projects. 
Some projects turn into books, like THIS ONE and THIS ONE.  
Other projects have found their way onto gallery walls and into print, like THIS ONE and THIS ONE


I earned a Masters of Science degree in Forensic Psychology and worked on various research projects, including a study on drug abuse among college students, a nationwide study on sexual assaults in prison populations for the NIH, and a Los Angeles-based study about backlogged rape kits for the LAPD and LASD.

Eventually, I grew disillusioned with academia, and took my forensic and analytic skills into the field of film and art making. 

My photography and films have exhibited and screened worldwide, including at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, NY, the Meraki Film Festival in Madrid, Spain, the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, in Los Angeles, CA, the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs, CA, the Bonita Museum in San Diego, CA, CENTER in Santa Fe, NM, and the Autry Southwest Museum, in Los Angeles, CA. 

My photographs have been acquired by both private collectors as well as public ones, including the Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections as part of my LA River X Guest Host Takeover.  
   
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