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is the University of Tennessee’s student-run literary arts publication. My work was published in three of their issues. Two photos published in issue 68 were also exhibited by Phoenix at Gallery 1010. Click titles to see (issue 73 is not yet online)
issue 73
spring ‘26
issue 70
fall ‘25
page 42, 52
issue 68
spring ‘24
page 31, 32, 50
is a contemporary art exhibition space in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Mensch and Presence were shown in Phoenix Magazine’s exhibit featuring work from issues 68 and 69
exhibit
fall ‘24
spring ‘26
this photo from issue 73 was also exhibited as part of Phoenix Magazine’s showcase
japan
march-june ‘25
In last year’s spring I interned at Obubu Tea Farms in Japan. There I met the head farmer Akihiro Kita (Akky-san) and many other wonderful people with abundant, radiant passion for their work–creating a real product for people to enjoy around the world, continuing an ancient tradition and people’s combined efforts spanning thousands of years. Their spirit and energy were contagious. It was my first time photographing with purpose. They inspired me to begin
tea shaping
april 16 ‘25
obubu, the global japanese tea association, and local community organized a tea handpicking and shaping event
harvesting
monzen field
may 5 ‘25
june 4 ‘25
processing
may 7 ‘25
trimming
may 24 ‘25
june ‘25
My partner’s family let me help her grandparents rake and transport dried grass for haymaking, an old tradition in Slovenia
june ‘26
I took photos for C.M.A.K. Cerkno at Karajzewc, an outdoor festival for all ages in the nature of Divje Babe (where the oldest known musical instrument was found) near the center of Cerkno C
may ‘26
I visited my sister and her partner with my little brother on a farm they work on in upstate New York C
I photographed Max Mulpagano, the resident ceramicist at World’s End in upstate New York, in his studio
ohrid
north macedonia
september 2-10
2025
mokrin
serbia
september 14-25
2025
toksumak
kazakhstan
october 21-november 3
2025
lyme
connecticut, us
november-december
2025
I didn’t shoot film since high school until my partner gave me a point and shoot for my birthday in june 2025. It had a roll of agfa film already loaded. I took the first picture in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the last in Lyme, Connecticut (USA). This roll travelled 3 continents. I had it developed by F/32 Photo in Knoxville, TN–my hometown
unknown agfa (expired)
ljubljana
ohrid
sarajevo
kazakhstan
knoxville
lyme
june ‘25 to
april ‘26
agfa funcam
ilford delta 3200
knoxville,
tennessee
april ‘26
agfa funcam
kentmere 200
roll I
outer banks
norfolk
april-may ‘26
agfa funcam
norfolk
may ‘26
agfa funcam
fujifilm 400
(from cvs)
roll I
(did not load this one right)
harman pheonix II
norfolk
knoxville
may ‘26
agfa funcam