The Method

                                                                                                How I Work

I photograph people the way they actually live—not staged, not directed, not interrupted.

When a family invites me into a party, I’m not there to choreograph smiles or collect every moment like receipts. I’m there to notice how people move toward each other. Who leans in. Who hangs back. What the room feels like before the music starts, and what’s left after it settles.

I work quietly. I don’t ask people to perform. I let moments unfold and photograph them as they are—sometimes imperfect, sometimes tender, sometimes unresolved. That’s where the truth lives.

You won’t see constant posing or repeated group shots. We’ll do a few classic photos if you want them—quickly and calmly—but the heart of the work happens in between. A hand on a shoulder. A look across the room. The pause after laughter.

I shoot less on purpose. I edit carefully. I deliver fewer images that say more.

The goal isn’t to document everything.
It’s to preserve what it felt like to be there.

If you’re looking for coverage, there are many photographers who do that beautifully.
If you’re looking for something honest, quiet, and lasting—you’re in the right place.

Before

We start with a conversation, not a shot list.
What matters. What you want to remember. What you don’t want staged or polished away.

I don’t plan poses.
I plan to pay attention.

During

I work quietly and give the room time to settle.

I watch how people stand when they’re thinking.
How a group moves once no one’s being directed.
How energy shifts when instructions fade.

I’ll offer light guidance when it helps—small adjustments, not performances.
Then I step back.

Most of the work happens in that gap, when people forget the camera and return to themselves.

The Space

I photograph in real environments.

Homes, streets, venues, offices—places with texture and history.
Available light whenever possible.
Nothing built that doesn’t already belong.

I work small and unobtrusive so the space stays intact.
No spectacle. No disruption.

After

The result is a set of images that feels intentional without being stiff.

Editorial, but human.
Documentary, but close.

Photographs that hold movement, contradiction, and honesty.
Images that don’t explain themselves—but don’t disappear either.

This Works Best If

You want photographs that feel lived-in, not styled.
You’d rather be present than perfect.
You care more about truth than trend.

If you’re documenting something real—a family, a band, a team, a moment worth keeping—start with the story. I’ll take it from there.