Currently Under Construction through the Month of February 2026
How I Work
I work on location, documenting people and daily work as it unfolds. Photography and writing are developed together through direct observation, without staging or direction.
The resulting stories are prepared for practical use—editorial publication, donor communication, and long-term mission support.
It was shaped through return visits, listening, and attention to daily life, then brought together as a single story meant to carry that experience to others.
Field Base Work
The Easter Newsletter grew out of time spent with the Mission and the surrounding community.
South Africa - Field Work
Jimmy - Ocean View
.Standing on land envisioned for a future after-school space serving local youth.
My role was to photograph the activities for future fundraising while supporting after-school programs that kept children safe, fed, and engaged while their parents worked.
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Ocean View is a coastal township south of Cape Town shaped by forced removals during South Africa’s apartheid era. Families were uprooted from surrounding communities under the Group Areas Act and relocated into a settlement originally designed for 1,800 families. Today, Ocean View is home to more than 30,000 residents.
During my time volunteering in Ocean View, I worked alongside a community-led after-school program serving children during the hours when many parents were working. The program focused on practical learning and mentorship—teaching children how to repair and maintain bicycles, building responsibility through hands-on work, and riding together on local dirt trails guided by young adult team leaders.
The long-term goal of this work is to raise funds to build a community recreation center that provides a safe, consistent space for youth.
Working Through Relationship. Under Construction
Choose 3–5 images that communicate familiarity, not access.
Look for photographs where:
people are relaxed around you
eye contact feels natural, not posed
moments feel shared, not observed from a distance
the camera feels present, not intrusive
Quiet moments matter more than dramatic ones.
The Atlas Project
Why this is the right title
It names how the work happens, not a skill
It centers people, not output
It fits South Africa naturally (time, return, trust)
It follows logically after Working from the Field
It avoids photography-first language
It sounds natural when read aloud
Writing from Listening. Under Construction
Decision: images + a very short paragraph
Unlike the previous two sections, this one benefits from a few words, because writing is not visible the way presence and relationship are.
So the structure should be:
Title
2–4 images with captions
One short paragraph at the end
Not before.
At the end.
This keeps the reader seeing first, then understanding.n.
Writing comes after listening. Time is spent in conversation and quiet presence before anything is shaped into words. What is written grows out of what is heard, observed, and remembered, carrying voices and moments as they were shared
The Atlas Project
Best kinds of images
Conversations
people talking with each other
someone speaking while another listens
you present but not central
Moments of pause
sitting together
waiting
resting
walking without urgency
Listening posture
faces turned toward one another
bodies angled in
hands relaxed, not busy
Everyday settings
kitchens
doorways
benches
shade, late afternoon light
2025
New York
The Atlast Project →
IN closing
The work begins by being there. Time passes. Conversations happen. Later, when the work is written or shaped, it comes from what was seen and heard, not from what was plann
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