Any runner who has pushed themselves has experienced the mental space known as the “pain cave.” It’s a liminal and abstract space that the brain goes to when the body is enduring an intense, sustained, often anaerobic effort that rides the line of success and collapsing failure. Every runner has their own pain cave. It’s a weird state, meant to be avoided when possible and endured when absolutely necessary. For most of human history, the pain cave meant you should stop whatev

Today was one of the coolest days ever. I got up at 3:25am to drive four hours to Tallahassee, Florida to watch the best distance runners in the world compete at the World Cross Country Championships. It was such a fascinating and inspiring experience. Seeing so many professional runners reminded me how what they're doing is just like what we're doing... just much faster. The atmosphere of this meet was unmatched and what made it even cooler was that it was at Appalachee Reg

Taking portraits is always an intimate experience. When done well, it opens a person's heart to the camera, exposing both emotion and personality. This vulnerability is what made it meaningful to take my dear friend Logan's portraits at the end of this quarter. I'm so thankful to have gotten to capture his spirit of authenticity and fun. We did this photoshoot on the last day of the quarter during the last session I booked the photo studio for. We had so much fun experimenti

As I'm continuing this project, I'm finding myself more and more guided by the male perspective on gender stereotypes in athletics and running. This surprised me, as my original idea was inspired by the female perspective of balancing femininity and athleticism. Hearing from my male teammates about their experiences and comparing them with my female teammates is showing me how these issues of identity being shaped by running is unifying and relevant to everyone. My project i

Hellooo world! Today I'm very excited to share a compilation of projects I've been working on for all of last quarter. This past winter...

Hello and happy October! Today I'm sharing some photography work from a project I had the pleasure of working on right before this...

Hello hello!! Today I'm so excited to share a photoshoot that I had the pleasure of working on in Savannah right before classes started....

One of the greatest joys of this summer was getting to capture the lovely Brynn and Launa right before they started the school year. You...

The Home Diaries is an ongoing photography project I've been developing this summer. One of my goals going into this summer was to...

We're back with another edition of photos from the summer swim meets!! My family had the joy of attending the championship meet for our...

The start of summer calls for lots of time at the pool (take it from a lifeguard) and for my family that's meant going to State College,...

It's finally here!! The final gallery of photos from my final project for my photography class this spring are some of my favorite photos...

Hi everyone!! I'm so so excited to share a gallery of photos that I've been excited about for a few weeks now. A few weeks ago a lovely...

Hello hello!! A few weeks ago I had the joy of a new type of collaborative photoshoot experience. Through collaborating with fellow SCAD...

Throwback to some portraits I had the fun experience of capturing of my friend and teammate Ethan a few weeks ago! I've been playing with...

Hello hello!! I hope you're having a great weekend. As you may be able to tell, I'm pumping out my saved up blog posts in order to empty...

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fabulous weekend. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing my first ever commissioned high school...

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fabulous day. Today I'm sharing a series of photos from a photography class project recently that I'm...

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a gallery of photos that I've been passionately excited about for a while and I'm so excited to share with...