Photography
One of my Greatest Passions
One of my Greatest Passions
I sincerely believe that every corner of this world we share — every bush, tree, sunrise, and river — is valuable. These things ground us. They remind us what is real, that we are lucky to see them every single day. We pass by them, yet do we pay attention to them?
Let's take a moment to do so.
I've loved the mountains since I was old enough to know I was there. Maybe it's because I come from a beachy town, but I choose to believe that they have earned my love.
Southern Appalachia (2012 — 2023)
Twice a day, we all have a chance to see the sky vibrantly alight, marking dawn and dusk. Immersed in tones of scarlet and tangerine, the clouds are highlighted as the sun winks above the horizon. I am proud to have the chance to witness it every day.
Chatham County, GA (2021 — 2025)
There is a wonderful expanse of blue above us, every second of our lives. Even when it's dark and stormy, it's there — waiting for you to admire it.
Chatham County, GA (2025 — 2026)
Living in the Coastal Empire of the Peach State, I'm always near some form of the shore, whether I'm actively visiting my local beaches, hopping between islands on the way there, or going out of my way to visit a secluded, little-known pocket beach.
Chatham County, GA (2011 — 2025)
Living wher I do, I am always syrrounded by at least some body of water. I find myself lucky to have so many opportunities to photograph these wonders, whether manmade or natural.
Various Places (2008 — 2026)
Support your flowers and trees. We are to live in harmony with them, as we each provide something the other desires — air, breath, beauty, and care. Here are some images that I feel embody this duality.
Various Places (2008 — 2026)
Combining my love of maps, history, engineering, and nature, I've been a roadgeek for a couple of years now. Here are some of the photos I've captured along the many roadways of the country.
Various Places (2020 — 2026)
We're surrounded by buildings, but over hundreds of years of construction, humanity has been able to learn how to combine form and function.
Various Places (2021 — 2025)
Carrying us reliably across rivers of traffic and water, concrete bridges, whether cable-stayed or reliant on pillars, have been levaraging the certainty of concrete and steel for decades. Here's some of the views from and of them.
Various Places (2008 — 2025)
The fact that humanity has been able to defeat air and gravity — to fly — is profound. I hope that these images can do the idea some justice.
Various Places (2014 — 2023)
Living in the flat, coastal part of the Peach State, the amount of snow I see is negligible. This does, however, make every moment I share with the fluff something worth treasuring.
Savannah, GA (2025)
Life is weird sometimes, and so are the photos I've taken throughout it. Here is a collection of random, uncategorizable images that don't quite belong anywhere else.
Various Places (2012 — 2023)
Since I got my first cellphone back in 2018, I have loved taking photos of anything and everything. Flowers, landscapes at the park, a colorful Walmart aisle, my friends when they're being goofy, everything. I could even use a Canon EOS T3i Rebel if I so pleased. Why then do I not?
My fascination surrounds dinky cameras and those that are readily accessible. Smartphone cameras fail to capture strong detail (especially when zooming), but they're awesome for capturing vibrancy due to their post-processing. My heart lies with my three examples of "dinky" cameras, however: the Kodak PixPro FZ55, the Sony FD Mavica MVC-FD75, and my Samsung J3 2018. While certainly unorthodox, each camera has its own merits.
This guy is an absolute unit of a pocket-sized point-and-shoot. With up to 5x mechanical zoom (no loss in quality!) and an SD card for storage, it feels right at home in my back pocket throughout errands or the school day. Only downside is how literally any shakiness or movement while capturing a shot will result in blurring.
This camera was found in a bag alongside a camcorder in my father's closet while we were moving. After getting a battery online and finding a floppy disk, it worked! Since then, I bought a reader and more disks from a friend. While low in resolution, the 10x mechanical zoom was surprisingly excellent compared to the rest of my fleet, and the grain that the storage medium provides is unmatched.
This was, as alluded to earlier, my first-ever cellphone, and even as I write this, it works! The camera is surprisingly strong for a bottom-end phone almost eight years out-of-date, so it has earned itself as a position as a dashcam (previously) and as a slightly more adjustable companion to my other point-and-shoot.
Following the J3, these were the two modern phones that I daily-drove. They've treated me well and have also doubled as my genuine cameras of choice on pretty much every trip I've been on where I sought to collect vibrant photographs. While they are plain (and therefore not really interesting to write about), it's worth throwing them in for their contributions.