Cover for my Second Photography Book –

Yuuma: The Geisha Redux

Studio Self-Portrait Digital Photography

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In these images I am exploring breaking down and re-imagining the geisha aesthetic. Utilizing kimono fabric and traditional geisha props, I aim to show another way of looking at the geisha: a view that is unearthed one image at a time. Interspersed with these images are photos taken at the Chinese Scholar's Garden in Staten Island, NY. The landscape looks like it could be from somewhere in Japan, so I thought those images would complement the geisha photos nicely.

Geisha with a Dragon Tattoo

This image was selected as a Finalist in the 37th Annual Spring Photography contest by Photographer’s Forum Magazine. As a result, it was published in their Best of 2018 Photography book.

Cover for my First Photography Book – The [Masc] We Wear

Studio Self-Portrait Digital Photography

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The [Masc] We Wear is a self-portrait photo series that explores the boundaries of masculinity within realm of beauty. I am attempting to show that men can retain their manhood while wearing body paint and posing with butterflies. Masculinity exists within the mind of each man and is not directly related to one’s outward appearance. Due to the props I am using, you would expect to see a woman in the image, but instead you’ll see me. Men can be beautiful as well, and don’t have to sacrifice or give up any portion of their virility to prove it.

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

This image was selected as a Finalist in the 34th

Annual Spring Photography contest by Photographer’s

Forum Magazine. It was published in their Best of

2014 Photography book.