Personal.

I am surrounded by love and family. Art and music. Friends and fur.

I live in Pau, France with my wife Amy, our daughter Amelia and Violet the dog.

I am a cancer survivor and a former member of the B.O.A at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am indebted to the doctors and staff at Fox Chase for saving my life and giving me the opportunity to welcome Amelia into the world. I am particularly indebted  to my friend Dr. Miriam Lango, the best oncological head and neck surgeon in the game. 

I am extraordinarily lucky to have a loving family and lifelong friends. I was smart to pick such a wonderful mother and father, and smarter still in convincing my wife to marry me.

I am indebted to the universe for my existence. I am grateful to the atoms that form me.

Why I shoot.

In the autumn of 2012 I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. My diagnosis and subsequent treatment at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa., has influenced me both as a person and an artist ever since. As most cancer patients will tell you, their history is defined by the moment of diagnosis, and there is only 'before' and 'after'. My own history is bifurcated by my diagnosis on October 11th, 2012, and I live happily here in the 'after' with my wife and daughter in beautiful Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. As a photographer, I have an heartfelt sense of urgency to make images that are both substantial and filled with meaning.

Photo courtesy of Davida Carta.