About

My interest in photography started in high school with an apprenticeship with the Pittsburgh Filmmakers. When applying to college, I wanted to be a photography major, but let people around me talk me out of it. “You can never make a career out of that,” they said. Funny, ten years later, I know I was right the first time.

I’ve done many things since leaving my parents’ nest: worked in Washington, D.C, spent two and a half years in Germany, traveled to every continent except Antartica. I picked up a Bachelors degree in International Development from Penn State University and a Masters degree in Journalism at the University of Missouri- Columbia. In between working and studying, I have traveled as much as possible and taken a lot of photos along the way.

My path wasn’t straight, but my passions have sifted themselves out and I am happy now — and lucky– to be doing what I love.

I currently work as a web editor at the Stars and Stripes in Washington, D.C., where I get to take photos, write, shoot video and put together interactive multimedia packages. I spent last year in Frankfurt and Osnabrueck, Germany with a Fulbright grant. For my final project, I put together a multimedia piece about local musicians and cultural diversity in Frankfurt for the Frankfurter Rundschau Online.

I have no idea what the future holds for me, but I know that if I can help it, it will involve a camera.