EXHIBITIONS | LECTURES | AWARDS | PUBLISHED WORKS | MEMBERSHIPS
Vision
Through documentary experience, I have learned and shared the power of the visual image to alter opinions, dissipate racism and propagate curiosity where there once was fear.
These things are necessary as we, as Americans, realize that to be part of a family of the world, we must come to know people who are different from ourselves, and then realize that the spirit, desires and passions that breathe through us is universal.
I am particularly interested in the ways that people engage adversity. Whether it is a surgeon in a war hospital in Afghanistan, spiritually motivated volunteers in a disaster zone, or soldiers finding the courage to embark on a combat mission, these experiences crystallize the raw truths that we need to connect on a human level.
I am uniquely able to do these things because of my experiences and my approach. I’ve worked in corporate communications in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, including serving as the creative services manager for an international company. I have a strong ability to assimilate new communication technology while maintaining a conscious discipline on honing fundamental skills such as image gathering, reporting and writing. I’ve had experience with health care organizations, child service organizations, disability groups, the military, and aid organizations. I’ve worked in urban and wilderness areas, disaster zones, and in developing nations. In terms of approach, my mixture of respect, openness and creativity have allowed me access to places where stories emerge.
Exhibitions
2004
Work of Women. Group Show Blue Ruin Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Mardi Gras Celebration. Slideshow at Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
2006
Project of 1000 Stories. Photos and installation on Katrina aftermath. Artists Upstairs Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Emergency: Afghanistan. Photo Event, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2007
A Prayer For Afghanistan. Photo-roman, FLUX, Pittsburgh, PA
Get Past It. Video and installation. Artists Upstairs Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Conflict. 4-person show, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Afghanistan to Nicaragua. Lieggi Law Offices, Chicago, IL
Circus of Social Change. Collaborative project with Ben Sota, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Lectures
2007
University of Pittsburgh—Photography and Conflict
Point Park University—Photojournalism Class
Mt. Lebanon High School—Photography Club
Clarion University of Pennsylvania—On “The Kite Runner” a photographic perspective
Silver Eye Photo Gallery—Panelist for portfolio review
“On Q Magazine”—Magazine style television program. Channel 13. Pittsburgh market.
Awards/Acknowledgements
2006
Environmental Portrait Award. National contest. American Society of Media Photographers
2008
Downtown Now. Selected by the Heinz Endowments as a member of a 6-photographer team to document changes in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Published Works
Mt. Lebanon Magazine (regular contributor)
Pittsburgh Quarterly (regular contributor)
TEQ: Pittsburgh Technology Council (regular contributor)
New York Times
Forbes.com (online edition)
Pittsburgh Magazine
Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Courier
Pitt Magazine
PopCityMedia.com
USAToday
Response
Progressive Baker
Dirt Rag
Jordan Times
Landscape Architecture
Pulp
Memberships
NPPA, National Press Photographers’ Association
ASMP, American Society of Media Photographers
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania
Society of Professional Journalists
