Hello!
Photo by Allison Hess
I’m rooted in quiet observation and emotional precision. You’ll see it in the way I frame a shot, and you’ll hear it in the silences I leave room for.
My previous role at ProPublica allowed me to translate deep-dive investigations into evocative visual storytelling. I served as the director of photography for Before a Breath, ProPublica’s first in-house feature documentary, as well as for Cookie & Zo’e, which earned a Vimeo Staff Pick, and With Every Breath, which garnered over half a million views. Additionally, Losing Kyle, created at the San Francisco Chronicle, was honored with a regional Emmy.
Currently, I'm building upon my documentary foundation by collaborating with brands and narrative directors. My style is clean but human. Controlled but visceral. I’m always looking for the emotional thread underneath a scene and finding ways to bring it to an audience.
RESUME
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ACCOLADES
NPPA Documentary Editor | Cookie’s & Zo’e | Second Place
NPPA Documentary Short Form | Cookie & Zo’e | Third Place
Pictures of the Year International | Cookie & Zo’e | Runner Up
DIG Awards Investigative Medium | With Every Breath | Finalist
The Webby Awards | With Every Breath | Nominee
NPPA Documentary Short Form | With Every Breath | First Place
NPPA Documentary of the Year | With Every Breath | Second Place
Pictures of the Year International | With Every Breath | Runner Up
San Francisco / Northern California Emmy | Losing Kyle | 2020
White House News Photographers Association | The Blind Painter | First Place | 2019