Just outside of Boston, I photographed stands of old-growth forest, home to many of the tallest trees in New England. Published in Smithsonian Magazine.
Infrared was originally developed to reveal the presence of military positions in conflict zones. In this ongoing series, I use infrared film to highlight the growing militarization of American civic life.
In recent years, the world learned of China’s vast system of Uighur control and detention in Xinjiang. In 2008, I spent a year documenting life in Xinjiang as these policies were only in their infancy.
Over the course of five years, I set out to photograph the spaces where the spiritual meets the tactile world. Published by National Geographic and the subject of two solo exhibitions.
During the Syrian revolution, only a handful of photojournalists received visas to report from the government-held territory. On several trips, I photographed the front lines of both the government and rebel sides.
In American cities, pigeons are rats with wings. In Cairo, they are an art form.
As a Boston photographer,
I tell people’s stories truthfully, with curiosity and respect. I lived in North Africa and the Middle East for almost ten years, photographing culture, politics, and war for global magazines and newspapers. In 2020, I moved to Boston to document this dynamic moment in the US.
I also enjoy photographing for publications, companies, and other institutions to tell their stories. Most of my commercial photography is around New England, but I have been commissioned for projects worldwide.
In my photography, I use a wide set of skills, including drone photography, video production, portraiture, and infrared photography. The most important skills are still the journalistic basics of getting closer, listening carefully, and witnessing.
- Protected: In the Tunisian Desert without a GPS
- Nor’easter Covers Boston in Snow
- The Berkshires are Mohican
In Egypt, many stories would discuss how X number of people died at sea, disappeared into prisons, were burnt alive in police custody, etc. While covering these stories I would sit with the families and they would show me the portraits of their loved ones. This is my small memorial to those victims.