About
Photography has always been an important part of my life. When I was little, I always loved getting those disposable cameras and capturing everything that seemed important and beautiful. When I was twelve, I stole my father's film camera and continued my education in photography through trial and error. It wasn't until later in life that I switched to digital. Now I use a Nikon D750, but I still have a love for film. I graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master of Science in Folklore and Public Culture. I also have a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and a minor in Philosophy. I am currently a Folklore Ph.D. student at Indiana University. My education is just as important to me as my photography. Both influence the other. I will continue to pursue both my passions. I am always open to an adventure as long as my camera is in my hands, I use it to find what is hidden and beautiful in the world.
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Links to my work
Oregon Folklife Network – Internship
March-June 2019 (UO Spring Term)
Helped OFN organize and implement the TAAP Master Artists Gathering. This event invited the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program’s (TAAP) master artists (2011-2019) for peer-to-peer mentoring and professional development. I assisted OFN in organizing artist information, mileage calculations, budget organization, and event set up. My other duties included photographing ad videoing the artists and the event. All the photos of the TAAP Master Artist Gathering were done by me.
Oregon Folklife Network – Internship
August 2019 (UO Summer Term)
This internship was for folklife fieldwork The OFN was doing their statewide folklife survey for the Oregon coast. I had the opportunity to shadow/ assist a folklorist as they interviewed people, attended events, cold calls, photograph, take notes, participated in workshops, etc. This was done to collect information and people’s culture to possibly add it to OFN’s roaster. Half of the photos in the Astoria – Clatsop Co: August 23-25, 2019 section were done by me (my name is mentioned by my work.
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aliveasfolk2020/
Oregon Folklife Network – Internship
March-June 2020 (UO Spring Term)
This internship occurred over a 6-month period from January – June 2020 students from the University of Oregon partnered with students in Romania to embark on a journey sharing intangible cultural heritage through an intergenerational approach while exploring the transmission of Native American and Romanian intangible cultural heritage, such as regalia making, storytelling, traditional folk costumes, rug weaving, and woodcarvings. Funded through an award from the Communities Connecting Heritage program, the project was intended to have an person cultural exchange between groups from Romania and Oregon. Part of this project was to create a virtual product that combined the work from the Oregon and Romania team. I, along with another student, created a website that showcased the work we have done throughout the project by sharing our culture, folklore, our countries, videos, pictures, and stories. I also created a zine, which is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images created by an individual or small group. I did all the creative layout of the zine, using information provided from other members of the group. I also created the design of the cover. For a CCH project I helped create a website and a Zine (Some of the images, the zine cover and COVID masks, and design were done by me)