Just outside of Boston I photographed beautiful forests that haven’t been touched for centuries. Bob Leverett discovered these few surviving stands of old growth forests and many of the tallest trees in New England.
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 10 years, photographing culture, politics, and war for global magazines and newspapers. In 2020, I moved to Boston to focus on this dynamic moment in the US.
I also enjoy working with individuals, companies, and other organizations to tell their stories. Most of my commercial photography is around New England, but I have been commissioned for projects worldwide, ranging from expedition photography on Mt. Everest to industrial photography in Egypt.
In my work, I draw on a wide set of skills, including video production, portraiture, and infrared photography. Most recently, I have been using drones to make composite images of New Englands oldest trees.
Most projects include environmental portraits or studio portraits. I rely on local knowledge, experience, and technical flexibility to tell stories in challenging situations. Now, I can also work in my Somerville portrait studio!
An infrared camera marks the positions of military equipment in a civilian context. My first photographs were of the military at a Boston Black Lives Matter protest, but I found the photographic approach more universal so it has grown into a national project.
In recent years, the world learned of China’s vast system of Uighur detention camps in Xinjiang. This was not always the case. In 2008, I lived in Xinjiang as these policies were in their infancy.
This personal project is an attempt to photograph where the spiritual meets the tactile world. It has been published by National Geographic and shown in two solo gallery exhibitions.
During the Syrian revolution only a few photojournalists received visas to report from the government side of the conflict. Twice, I was able to photograph across the front lines on both the government and rebel sides.
In American cities, pigeons are rats with wings. But in Cairo, they are an art form.
