photographer, teacher, scholar

Hello/Hola,

I am a photographer-teacher-scholar based in Connecticut. My photography practice is informed by the movement, colors, and moods of nature. When photographing people, I am drawn to the events, memories, and bonds that bring us together. I explore a variety of photographic processes in my work, and my image-making is propelled by the multisensory offerings of photography. I began my photography journey with exclusive use of analog cameras. Shooting on film is a delightfully tactile experience, from loading film to feeding a strip into a developing tank. Film photography requires a delicate balance of experimentation, planning, and manual coordination. It encapsulates the oscillation between immediacy and patience that makes photography so exciting. I also rely on digital methods to capture the magnitude of visual offerings in sublime scenes and celebratory events. I love to make images of nature in stillness and motion, communal gatherings, and the charm of  the everyday. I use minimal artificial light and editing in pre and post production. Photography is, in its essence, the capture of light. My work strives to produce meaningful narrative from the light that marks our lives. 

As a teacher and scholar, I focus on Iberian and Latin American cultural studies, with an emphasis on visual culture. I look at the intersections between photography, literature, and cinema, with attention paid to the porous divisions between fiction and nonfiction. I have presented at regional and international conferences on evolving documentary techniques within the context of contemporary Latin America. I hold a BA from New York University and a PhD from the Graduate Center, CUNY. My research has grown alongside my teaching practices, and I have worked in a variety of teaching positions at the collegiate and secondary levels.

My interests in researching, archiving, and the afterlives of objects and images have led to a growing analog camera and typewriter collection. You can see my vintage collection here.