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  • Adventures in Oregon

  • Sedona 2026

    Part 1

    Hello everyone!
    After a long and satisfying school year, I have regained the ability to post on social media. Immediately after my last final, I flew down to Arizona to attend the Piano on the Rocks International Festival, whose theme this year was “The Geometry of Sound – The Unquiet Harmonies”. We were treated to a cerebral and delicate program of Bach, Liszt, Scriabin, Chopin, and others across the three days of the festival, and as usual, the performances were stunning, and only further elevated by the environment in which they take place, and after which the festival was named; Sedona!

    Every morning, I went out hiking with my friends to witness the beauty and majesty of nature, and I’m glad to be able to share some of it with you all now!

    I took a lot of photos this weekend, so this is only the first batch of images. Look forward to the rest over the next few days!

    I’m also in the process of integrating a printing store with this website. If you’re interested in buying prints of my art or downloading one to use as a desktop wallpaper, check out my shop here! Reach out to me personally with any special inquiries or questions; I’ll be delighted to help you!

    (This lizard was a very obliging model; it sat still for over a minute of shooting after scrambling onto its rock!)

    Thank you all for reading and enjoying these photos!

  • Summer 2025

    First, you all have my apologies for my absence; I spent most of my summer away from home doing what I love most: playing music and enjoying nature! Now that I’m back to school and getting used to my typical pace of life, I’m happy to be posting again. These are some of my favorite pictures from the last few months. There’s a special lucky photo at the end!

    Monteux School and Music Festival

    I spent five weeks studying orchestral music and conducting at the school founded by Pierre Monteux, the conductor most famed for having premiered Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. It was a beautiful experience, and one which I hope to repeat! Most of the pictures I have are nothing to do with music, but that’s where I was. I am also extremely proud to have received a comprehensive scholarship in exchange for my photography; look out for any of my work in their marketing materials!

    Blue Mountain Chamber Music Festival

    BMF has been a huge part of my life since I first attended as a student, beginning at age nine. I am honored to now attend as a junior faculty member in the young professionals program. The campus at Mount Saint Mary’s University is beautiful, and I took multiple photo walks between rehearsals and performances.

    Other Projects

    I always work to develop my skills and technique, and this summer’s work has been no exception. I have been integrating my flash into my static workflow, which I’m showcasing here with miniatures painted by my partner Joanna. I also spent another afternoon at Wamsley Violins photographing a few beautiful bows from their collection

    Special Lucky Photo

    I didn’t really do anything to deserve such an awesome photo, but circumstances aligned such that this exists! Aside from the crop and a denoise pass, this photo is an entirely unedited image of my cat Virmire’s eye, with myself, Joanna, and our friend Amanda visible in the reflection.

    Conclusion

    Thanks for looking at all these pictures. It really means a lot to me that I have a platform on which to share them since conventional social media doesn’t make me happy or allow for the kind of posting I actually like to do. I hope you enjoyed everything and I’m looking forward to sharing more photos! I’m hoping to learn more genres as well; feel free to share any suggestions with me!

  • Technique Week

    I’ve been developing my technique for static subjects recently; here are some of my favorites! The image of the canvas bag is a stack of 13 images with different focal points, which allowed me to combine extreme sharpness with a deep focal plane. The viola is from my luthier’s collection, which they are generously allowing me to practice on!

  • Mother’s Day

    I met up with my Mom and Sister on Sunday and took some pictures of our lunch! I don’t usually take pictures of food, but I thought these looked nice and represented how tasty the food was. Here’s to good memories!

  • Some Lovely Creatures

    Since I love taking pictures of plants and trees so much, it just makes sense to start shooting the birds and the bees (and a friendly spider)! It’s a new challenge for me since I’m used to essentially static subjects, but the shots that work out are really compelling and I’m glad to be figuring it out!

    Also, a few of you have asked for an option to subscribe via email, so I’ve added one to the bottom of my posts, right above the comments section. Feel free to subscribe or leave any feedback you might have!

  • Fun with a New Lens

    I bought my first lens this week for a fantastic deal, and I’m having a great time shooting on it! I bought it as a portrait lens, but it’s incredibly versatile.

    I’m also experimenting with uploading my images as .webp files, so hopefully they load more readily.

  • A Thursday Morning Walk

    I got up early this morning so I could take a train out of the city. There’s something about a nice walk with good people that makes everything a little better.

  • A Few More Photos

    I was sharing some of my favorite photos with some friends recently and I came across some that I’d like to share here!

  • Hello World!

    This is the beginning of my art website! I primarily use this site to share my photography projects, and I hope to share my musical projects as well. Feel free to look around and see what you find!

    Here’s a picture of an orchid that I took a few years ago!