My favorite work bridges technical precision with tactile storytelling. While my photography captures the objective truth of a site, my mixed-media pieces explore the narrative of what has been broken. This Kintsugi-inspired work uses gold to highlight fractures, turning damage into a deliberate focal point. By displaying raw fragments alongside the repaired form, I examine the tension between order and resilience a physical extension of the structural layers I document through my lens.

My inspiration stems from the courage required to rebuild. Living with PTSD has taught me to view fractures not as permanent damage, but as opportunities for transformation. Much like Kintsugi, my work honors the history of what has been broken, using gold to turn scars into a narrative of resilience. I find beauty in the tension between destruction and repair, allowing my journey to inform how I document the world finding strength and structure where others might only see the break.

I’d invest in high-fidelity tools to bridge technical precision with visceral narrative. A vital portion would fund "At this Moment, Through the Eyes of a Soldier," a book or short film capturing the quiet, unheard echoes of service about the things we value most when called away. I’d like to also build a creative platform for fellow veterans to manifest their stories through art. I would travel to study global architecture, bringing a fresh, expansive perspective to my visual practice.