Projects & Awards
Thanks to Niel & Ericka Thompson, Charles Rock, Austin Cary, Karen Soza, Candi Underwood, Yoon Lee, Ally Varner, Jon Savage, Kevin Willis, Lauren Benedict, and Jackson Brown.
Deaf in the Workplace
This project highlights 12 Deaf individuals in a variety of careers, including education, jewelry, painting, piloting, real estate, and pastoral ministry. The environmental portraits showcase their actual workplaces and the unique visual elements they bring to the vibrant world of the Deaf community.
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2026 Communications Arts Interactive Annual 32
Selected to have work showcased in the Annual magazine, which features the award-winning projects from the 32nd Annual Interactive Competition, plus profiles of creative students from across America, as well as articles on advertising and digital design. The works selected highlighted my light painting photographic art.
2025 American Photography 41 | CHOSEN
Chosen for Inclusion in The ARCHIVE Online Collection. I earned the distinction of receiving at least four votes from the AP41 jury, placing me among just 460 images eligible for permanent inclusion in The ARCHIVE—AI-AP’s exclusive online juried collection. This platform serves as a searchable professional resource for creatives and editors worldwide, offering lasting visibility and networking opportunities for rising photographers.
"Think About Such Things"
I’ve met many Deaf Christians in my experience with the Deaf Community, and seeing someone’s faith expressed in a different and visual language has deeply inspired my own personal walk with the Lord. This project, featuring Austin Cary, a deaf worship leader at the Grove Church in Riverside, illustrates a powerful verse from Philippians and praises the Lord through a beautiful interpretation. In collaboration with Mr. Cary, I strove to visually depict the movement of the signs to help hearing individuals better understand the intricately beautiful communication of American Sign Language.
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Interlaced
This project consists of sixteen participants who highlight the Imago Dei of humanity, made in the Image of God. These portraits highlight and contrast the constants and diversity of humans, as each person assumes the same pose with their hands, while the light shapes the contours of each participant's hands.
Light Painting
This area of photography has been a passion of mine ever since I first saw this type of art. I am constantly experimenting, seeking new ways to capture the wonder of God's creation through light. These photos comprise a personal journey through the exploration of light.
Signed
This project, inspired by De’VIA art, explores combining American Sign Language signs with photography techniques in ways never done before. Each work of art portrays a single sign and captures the beautiful movements, from start to finish, integral to the equally beautiful language.
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2024 Communication Arts Photography Annual | Short List
One of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography is the Communication Arts Photography Competition. Selected by an internationally representative jury of distinguished creative directors and photographers. Of the 2,210 submissions to this international competition, I was one of 588 entries that were shortlisted, as one of 43 students selected, 25 from the photography program at CBU.
