I have been a successful Adjunct Professor for the Pennsylvania State University since 2014. I enjoy teaching Foundations of Professional Photography and Photo Culture where students learn to use the manual camera settings, learn to communicate using images, and to print high quality images. I also had the opportunity to teach at Juniata College during the 2016-2017 academic year.
I am a certified Literacy Through Photography Teacher which I taught for the Centre Learning Community Charter School during the 2018-2019 school year. It provided an opportunity for middle school aged children to combine photography and writing to increase literacy skills. LTP explores self, dreams, family, and community. A student exhibition followed completion of the program.
I graduated from Penn State with a Master of Fine Arts Degree with a concentration in Photography in May 2014. I enjoyed teaching The History of Photography and Photographic Narratives during my Graduate studies. I had the opportunity to teach both courses again during the 2021-2022 academic year. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in photography and a Minor in Human Development and Family Studies in August 2011. I also performed as a Teaching Assistant for Introduction into Chemical Photography during my undergraduate studies.
I am interested in expressing photography as an art form in addition to the documentary practice. Currently, I am completing a collection of quiet landscapes and creating archival prints for an exhibition to hold place during the Spring of 2025. I mainly have been using my mirrorless camera. I have also shared samples of images from limited edition books dealing with sensitive issues like homelessness, poverty, and illness. I used my 35mm and 4x5 film cameras in most of my documentary work. I develop and process prints as well as scan negatives for publication.
I have been a freelance photographer for over 10 years covering weddings, graduations, engagements, birthdays, and other similar events.
