The wilderness is where my carefully constructed sense of control crumbles. Growing up in the suburban sprawl of the '90s, surrounded by air conditioning and asphalt, nature felt alien and untamed. This is a stark contrast to the controlled environments where I honed my approach to photography and lighting. In studio settings, I shaped light to sell products and ideals, mastering the artifice of perfection. Now, I’ve turned those skills toward the landscape, immersing myself in unpredictability. Alone in the wilderness, I navigate discomfort and curiosity, engaging with a world as terrifying as it is beautiful.

My work explores the duality of natural beauty as both exalted and subverted by human intervention. Primarily shooting on film, I create photographs that render familiar landscapes uncanny and surreal through the use of long exposures and on-location lighting. These images, confound expectations of digital manipulation. They blur the lines between reality and fantasy, presenting nature as both familiar and foreign. Each photograph captures the tension between control and chaos, artifice and authenticity, revealing landscapes shaped by human presence yet seemingly untouched.

These images are more than landscapes; they are a reflection of my personal journey. They capture the fragility and power of nature as much as my evolving relationship with it. In this work, I find a space where my technical skills, artistic vision, and emotional experience converge, creating a visual dialogue between what is real and what is imagined.