Hi! I'm a photographer in Lawrence, KS.

I have a bachelor's degree in Indigenous and American Indian Studies from Haskell Indian Nations University and a master's degree in Indigenous Studies with a focus on media from the University of Kansas.

My master’s portfolio (a project-based thesis alternative) involved three components: an overview of the history of photography in the United States as it relates to Native Americans, a comparative analysis of two news outlets' coverage of a marginalized population, and a grant-supported participatory photography project to promote fair and accurate representation of the aforementioned marginalized population. Effectively, "here's how the camera was used against Natives during westward expansion," "oh wow, look, those tactics are currently being used against another population," and "okay so let's put the cameras in the affected population's hands so they can shape their own representation."

I worked as a photojournalist and photo editor at the Lawrence Times [photos | articles] throughout grad school but ultimately left journalism for a role where I can be hands-on and participate in community. Journalism is important work but requires reporters to abstain from direct involvement, which goes completely against my nature. So now I work in emergency management, which is much more in alignment with my practical values. I'll always be a photographer though, and I'm still happy to occasionally freelance :)