Artist Statement:

I am photographer who enjoys sharing his experiences through his photographs and capturing reality as it is presented. I enjoy documenting my surroundings through the fundamentals of storytelling and striving to achieve the decisive moment when the situation shows itself. One of my main goals as a photographer is to become close with my subject matter, whether that be through conversation or in-depth research. By taking this extra step, I feel it allows me to produce not only stronger images that connect with the viewer, but to incite an extra layer of emotion to share my personal experience. I choose to use photographic film as my medium due to its unaltered nature of the entire process from start to finish. As the photographer, I have complete control of how I go about my film photography workflow, including but not limited to my choice of film, chemicals, or enlarger paper. Furthermore, I can make creative decisions within the viewfinder or while making prints in the darkroom to produce my own personal style in the final image.