I am a visual artist based in Toronto whose practice moves between photography, constructed imagery, and found material. My practice moves between two modes: exploring emotional presence through abstraction, and observing the rhythms of life in photography. Each investigates connection and memory within fleeting moments that often go unnoticed.
I work in series, not as closed narratives but as ongoing investigations. Some explore reduction and abstraction, others focus on environments and connection, but all examine how presence survives change - how something human endures as moments are held, altered, or reinterpreted.
Alongside my studio practice, I have spent years in creative leadership roles at Maclean's Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Asiaweek, Arterra Wines, and CoStar Group. These experiences inform how I think about images, storytelling, and meaning - what draws us in, what holds us, and what lasts.
Jury
World Press Photo Awards, 2008, 2009
Magenta Foundation, 2010-2014
Speaking Engagements
Shooting War Event: Women in Conflict, Summer 2019
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