This didn’t happen overnight. Or easily.

26 years in business.
And the truth is — this journey has been anything but linear.

I built my photography business on weekends and at night while working full-time in a Wall Street tech career, juggling two jobs in New York and Connecticut — including through 9/11, a moment that changed how I saw everything.

A few years later, I moved to California and had to start over from scratch. And within that first year, life hit hard: a cancer diagnosis and a divorce — both while rebuilding a business, a network, and myself.

That restart alone has been 9.5 years of choosing to stay.
To keep going.
To believe again when it would’ve been easier not to.

What 26 years has taught me:
You don’t arrive. You evolve.
And resilience isn’t loud — it’s quiet, daily commitment.

Today, I photograph people at their own turning points — moments when they’re becoming something new and need to see their strength reflected back.

If you’re in the middle of your own hard chapter, this is your reminder:
You’re not behind. You’re becoming. 🤍