Bend, Oregon +1.937.829.5103
I am a photographer and videographer who uses my camera to amplify social and cultural narratives, sharing stories of strength, resilience, and hope. A 15,000-mile solo bicycle expedition through China, Tibet, and Central Asia became the foundation for my photojournalism career.
From 2008 to 2020, I was based in China, focusing on the lives of the Tibetan and Uyghur peoples. That dedication led to total immersion: learning the language, understanding the culture, and building relationships that remain strong today. I continue this work in communities across the United States and Asia, alongside other human-interest and environmental stories.
Currently, I am developing a personal body of work that began as a reportage project about my father's dementia, caused by lifelong alcohol abuse. Growing up working-class in Appalachia, I learned early to hide family truths, among them physical abuse and neglect. The project has deepened into a story of memory, identity, and coming to terms with a personal history. It has allowed me to understand my role as a witness, a role handed to me long before a camera was ever in my hand. This project was recently awarded the Working Assumptions Project Grant for 2026.
This year, I attended the New York Times Portfolio Review and began a two-year mentorship with Ed Kashi and James Estrin, hosted by the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado. Based between Bend, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, with extended time in the Himalayas, I am available for assignments, particularly those focused on China and Central Asia.
I am also a commercial architecture and interior photographer; my work has taken me across Asia and North America. www.architecturedesignphoto.com
When I am not behind a camera, I am studying languages, writing adventure travel tales from Central Asia. Or riding bikes, with the occasional ultra race.
LANGUAGES: English, Mandarin Chinese, Tibetan
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Guardian, The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour, LA Times, Nikon: Learn & Explore, Singletracks, Bust, Zeke Magazine, Forbes Life China
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, British Museum, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
SELECTED RECOGNITIONS: Working Assumptions Project Grant 2026, New York Times Portfolio Review 2026, Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award 2019, TEDxShanghaiWomen 2017
WORKSHOPS: Anderson Ranch Mentorship with James Estrin & Ed Kashi 2026-2028, VII Academy, Missouri Photojournalism Workshop, Expanding Your Vision with Ed Kashi, Photodocumentarians with Sebastian Liste, PhotoVoice