Artist Statement
My work as a photographer is an act of looking closely at the quiet corners of the world—places and people we often pass without a second thought. From the backroads of Iowa to the forgotten edges of America, I use the camera to slow down, to witness, and to honor what remains when the noise fades.
I am drawn to the overlooked: small towns holding on, landscapes shaped by history and weather, night scenes glowing with solitary light, and the everyday lives of people navigating hope, work, identity, and change. Whether I’m photographing rural communities, the American night, or the interior spaces of the mind, I work at the intersection of observation and emotion. My images are less about what is happening and more about what it feels like to stand there—still, present, and attentive.
Light, silence, and atmosphere guide my process. I create photographs that live somewhere between document and memory, truth and interpretation. I’m not interested in spectacle; I’m interested in what endures. My work reflects my belief that the ordinary is never truly ordinary—that every place, every person, and every moment has a story worth holding onto.
As a combat veteran, an observer, and a lifelong Midwesterner, my art is rooted in resilience: the quiet kind, the lived-in kind, the kind you only notice if you stop long enough to see it. Photography is how I make sense of the world, how I connect, and how I give voice to the spaces and stories that often go unheard.
EXHIBITIONS
2026 —Guest Artist Series, EIAA Litlow Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA, Group Exhibition
2025 —West Iowa Arts Tour, Donna Reed Theatre, Denison, IA, Group Exhibition
2024 —ARTcetera, Sioux City Museum of Art, Sioux City, IA, Group Exhibition (2 Works)
2024 —Guest Artist Series, Old Fashioned Cocktail Bar, Denison, IA, Solo Exhibition
2023 —Guest Artist Series, Press Coffee, Iowa City, IA, Solo Exhibition
2019 —Guest Artist Series, Press Coffee, Coralville, IA, Solo Exhibition
2015 —Guest Artist Series, Russ Fagle Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA, Solo Exhibition
PUBLICATIONS
2025 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, August/September, Print
2024 —Creative Inspiration On Route 66, Professional Photographer Magazine, August, Print
2024 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, August/September, Print
2024 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, June/July, Print
2023 —Article, Shoutout Colorado, August, Online
2022 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, October/November, Print
2023 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, August/September, Print
2023 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, April/May, Print
2022 —Photo Feature, Our Iowa, October/November, Print
2020 —Article, The Faces of America's Farms, Tamron Lenses America, August, Online
BOOKS
2025 —Vanshing America: A Journey Through the Forgotten Relics of Route 66, Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
2023 —Iowa: The Land Between Two Rivers, Font Hill Media, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
PODCASTS
2025 — Making Polaroid Emulsion Lifts to Combat PTSD, F-Stop Collaborate and Listen
2024 — From Road Trip to Published Book, Beginner Photography Podcast
2022 — Passion Photography Projects, Outdoor Photography Podcast
2021 — Turning Your Passion into a Side Hustle, Getting AheadShot (Omaha Headshot Company)
LONG TERM PROJECTS
2025 — Lost In Orbit
Conceptual series using the astronaut metaphor to explore mental health.
2024 — Route 66
A documentary photographic project exploring the abandoned businesses, roadside relics, and remaining cultural landmarks along Route 66.
2024 - Present — The Shadows Within
Series documenting the artist’s journey through mental health challenges.
2022 - Present — The Last Town Over
Documentary photographic series exploring Iowa towns with populations under 500.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2025 —Artist Talk, Vanshing America: A Journey Through the Forgotten Relics of Route 66, Swamp Fox Books, Marion, Iowa
2024 —Presentation, Route 66, Linn area Photo Club, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2024 —Artist Talk, Iowa: Land Between Two Rivers, Prairie Lights Book Store, Marion, Iowa
2024 —Artist Talk, Iowa: Land Between Two Rivers, Swamp Fox Books, Marion, Iowa
2022 —Presentation, Everyday Family Photos, Canvus Art Studio, Muscatine, Iowa
2022 —Presentation, Passion Projects, Professional Photographers of Iowa Winter Convention, Des Moines, Iowa
2022 —Film Photography and Darkroom Workshop, Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2020—Presentation, Photographing America's Heartland, Photo Pro, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2019—Fall Photography Workshop, Canvus Art Studio, Muscatine, Iowa