About Photolope

My photography has always been about capturing moments. The beauty of an approaching storm, or the feeling of awe when immersed in nature, or the empathy that comes from a glimpse into the life of another human being. When I encounter these moments, I want what I capture to blossom into a moment in the viewer's day where they can see, feel, or understand just a little bit more.

My photography has been influenced by the darkness and light around me (and inside me). With my camera, I confront the darkness and look for the light in it, because there is still beauty to be found in darkness and because there is nothing more true than "This too shall pass." I also use my camera to celebrate the light, lose myself in it, and pass it on because, unfortunately, there is nothing more true than "This too shall pass."

If someone looks at one of my images and feels something, that's all I could hope for. I don't shoot to impress or for sales or for "likes." I simply try to challenge myself, and try to capture something that encourages me and the viewer to look at the world around us with open eyes, open minds, and open hearts.

Publications

Philly Current, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Evening Post, City Paper, Cape Current

Awards

Liberty Bell Award finalist (Visit Philadelphia) - 2024

Honorable Mention - Philadelphia Sketch Club juried photography show, 2016

Philly Current PC Pick, 2016

Best in Show - Reading, PA, 2012

First Place - Ephrata, PA, 2011

First Place - Allentown, PA, 2011

First Place - Reading, PA, 2010

Juried Shows

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania & First Lady of Pennsylvania “One Lens: Sharing Our Common View” 2020

Creative PHL/Art in City Hall “Philly Reveal: Behind the Photographic Lens” 2019 - Philadelphia, PA

DaVinci Art Alliance “South Philly: Gritty & Pretty” 2019 - Philadelphia, PA

William Way Center 13th Annual Art Show - Philadelphia, PA

Goggle Works 11th Annual Juried Art Show - Reading, PA

Da Vinci Art Alliance "Urban Lens" 2017 - Philadelphia PA

Philadelphia Sketch Club PHOTOgraphy 2016, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA

William Way Center 11th Annual Art Show - Philadelphia, PA

Arc Gallery "Sacred & Profane" Art Show - San Francisco, CA

Features

VisitPhilly

VisitRhodeIsland

Loews Hotels

Sonesta Hotels

Philadelphia Magazine

Harrisburg Patriot News/Penn Live

Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Bureau