A picture of a white whale does not tell the story of Moby Dick

I’m a Narrative Street Photographer from Los Angeles, believing in the power of dialogue and that is what I try to create through my images. Not just a dialogue between observers but within the whole process. I am not removed from my pictures, choosing instead to speak where subjects often have no voice, making sure to give articulation to those who have not only shared their image, but their words. Photography helps me to define and connect me with the world and my surroundings in a way it does not when I am not shooting. It is not just about the seeing or feeling an image, I want to becompelled to think. Conveying truth in my images is important and I look for the beauty in the broken because that is often where the truth lies. Working to show the conditions of life on the margins, I want all people to feel they can help make the human condition better by working for social justice and spiritual grace.