Capturing Stories Through the Lens

Candids

On top of portraiture, I specialize in candid photography because of my background in photojournalism.

Portraits

I was originally trained to follow photojournalistic standards of portraiture, which relied on initial perfection, as major editing was prohibited.

Want to see more? Here are some of my articles...

In the last month and a half, buildings have been flattened to rubble and thousands of lives have come to an end all over Western Asia. Early on Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel jointly bombed Iranian ground....

Stepping onto West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, glass buildings tower over the sidewalks, and honking cars fill the streets...

Throughout October and the first part of November, federal employees’ wages and SNAP benefits to feed families were reduced. This was mainly caused by ongoing disagreements between Congress...

Medium slowmo shot of young Asian male gallerist with microphone taking interview of beginning African-American female photographer whose works hanging on wall of modern art gallery

On Nov. 4, 2025, New York City elected Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani to be its mayor, and he will be inaugurated on Jan. 1, 2026. Mamdani’s persistence in politics and honesty...

On Sept. 5th, the Loy Norrix parking lot was lined with about 500 students protesting against gun violence. Their chants and cries  were heard around the streets as they marched...

while sun setting burnette woman looking behind the jalousie window and looking at the camera by the way sun rays partially shining on her

Good news for local record shops: more music listeners are ditching Spotify and opting for physical music listening in 2026, according to Global News. After recent developments in music generated...