about…

Raised in sunny Southern California, I am a spirited soul who only feels comfortable looking at life through a lens. I started in lighting just over 15 years ago on features and commercials right out of film school. I've worked on everything from narratives to fashion shoots and have been lucky enough to travel substantially for work. A true traveler at heart, I have always been inspired by other cultures, encompassing their stories while constantly shot listing.

With a background in lighting design, cinematography wasn’t just the next logical step. It was an invitation to further my knowledge of lighting, to better enhance the emotions and arc of the story and its characters. I love the manipulation of capturing what could be the simplest moment in a new light; creating imagery that moves and speaks to audiences of all types.

My cinematography has always been a tool to portray stories through an empathetic eye. One of my favorite parts of shooting is the collaboration process and connecting with new creators to find interesting and compelling ways to tell their story.  I feel it is my responsibility to collaborate and guide the director’s vision from conception to actuality in a compassionate, organized environment.

I have always been enamored by the symbiotic relationship between light and emotions. Drawing out characters’ internal struggle or unbridled joy through subconscious attachments to light and shadow that a collective audience doesn’t realize, but feels.