Award-winning photographer based in Lebanon Valley, PA.

I make photographs the way I make music — by waiting for the right moment and trusting what the light reveals. My work spans birds in flight, landscapes at the edges of day, and the particular stillness of places that hold memory. Whether I'm in the Lebanon Valley or the Pacific Northwest, I'm drawn to what lingers after the moment passes. These images are not documents. They are invitations to slow down.

I put the story first — whether I'm patiently waiting on a rare bird, standing at the edge of a landscape I've never seen before, or composing the backdrop to someone's life.

Outside the camera, I produce lo-fi and hip-hop instrumentals under the same name — music built from the same place as the photographs. Textured, unhurried, atmospheric. You can find the music on Spotify and YouTube.

Please contact me directly for projects or to inquire about purchasing my work.


9thelement@artby9thelement.com


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Person walking on a suspension bridge surrounded by dense green jungle foliage.