Personal.

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

I live in Northampton, Massachusetts with my wife Amy and our daughter Amelia. Violet the dog, and Mavis the cat round out the family. (We have also have 2 chickens, Bumblefoot and Zombie Chicken.)

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 also fortunate to have been in the employ of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Center (D.V.R.P.C) while building my career as a photographer. They were generous and kind to me while I went through treatment, and were a wonderful organization to work for.

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.

A note on style.

I am a hybrid shooter, meaning I shoot film and digital, but vastly prefer the look of film. Not because I am some latter-day hipster or celluloid snob, but rather because it simply hasn't been improved upon, at least not for meaningful work. When the lights go down, or during a fast paced event, digital certainly has the advantage. But for anything that counts, for images that stand the test of time, film portraiture, particularly on B&W film, has never been replicated. Modern digital technology has given photographers the ability to (kind-of, sort-of) recreate the look of celluloid, but in truth only film looks like film. While film has grain, digital has 'noise' which might tell you everything you need to know. It has the distinction of somehow being both soft and sharp, flattering and imperfect, and most of all, it just looks better. 

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 western Massachusetts, along with our dogs, cats and chickens. As a photographer, I have an heartfelt sense of urgency to make images that are both substantial and filled with meaning.

The notes you don't play.

While I have shot lots of corporate work, innumerable headshots and countless events (and happy to do so for YOU if you like) photographing people who want to collaborate on something beautiful is where I really thrive; images that are not influenced by trends or the desire to scroll endlessly through social media feeds. I am most comfortable in the moments in between the poses, when I can get you to laugh or let your guard down and just be in the moment. Or, as Miles Davis famously said - "It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play."