I create portraits centered on presence — what is carried in a person, an animal, or a disciplined practice that makes them unmistakably their own. Across living heritage, companions, and embodied discipline, my work is rooted in identity, memory, connection, and the things that shape a life over time.

Much of what draws me to this work comes from understanding, over time, how much can be lost when presence is not preserved. Growing up outside of my own cultures, I came to understand heritage not as something abstract, but as something carried through people, memory, practice, and the ways we continue to live what came before us. Martial arts became one of the constants that shaped me — teaching discipline, perseverance, and the value of working toward something with intention. That way of seeing continues to shape how I photograph.

Whether I am photographing living heritage, the bond someone shares with an animal, or the discipline visible in the body through practice, I am drawn to the same thing: presence. I am interested in what makes a subject deeply known — the signs of memory, connection, character, ritual, and care that make an image feel lived rather than merely seen.

That understanding extends to the animals we love as well. I know what it is to wish there were more to hold onto. After losing a cat who meant a great deal to me, I was left with a paw print and no photographs that fully preserved his presence. That absence deepened my belief that portraits matter — not only as images, but as a way of holding close what cannot be replaced.

I-C Photography is built around that belief: that photographs can honor what is carried, remembered, and deeply known. If the work speaks to something meaningful in your life, I’d be honored to create with you.