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The Fear of Coming Forward: A Never-Before-Seen Clip of Paper Birds
Honoring All Parts of the Journey A short never before seen excerpt from my documentary, Paper Birds! Thought I would share in honor of recently watching an updated cut from my editor. Just a few notes regarding colorgrading and I think that might be a wrap! A little interesting fact, which I’ll relay through a…
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Highlighting Men’s Mental Health During Suicide Prevention Month
Giving Hope A Face In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, I wanted to repost a story I did back in September of 2023 during my time at Lancaster EMS. One of our drivers, Jeremy, took the digital floor to speak candidly about being a survivor of childhood abuse and his struggles with mental health,…
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A Message for Those Who Feel Helpless in Our Current Climate
Put Your Life Vest On First I wanted to share something that intersects with both Suicide Prevention Month and our current landscape as a country after flying back home on 9/11 in the wake of a very publicized assassination. While abroad, I was lucky enough to connect with people from all over the world. Something…
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A New Photo! (And A Little Story)
A Warm Surprise Alas, a new photo! Probably not as cool as I envisioned it in my head, but this was inspired by a pretty recent moment: I was working in my room late at night on Paper Birds this past weekend, and my mom came into my room unexpectedly and just started running her…
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Film Stills In Honor of PTSD Awareness Month
A Short Reflection June is PTSD Awareness Month. In honor of that, I wanted to share a few stills from my upcoming documentary, Paper Birds. I was 20 when I was officially diagnosed with PTSD after a traumatic memory from childhood resurfaced the summer prior. It took me a year and a half to begin…
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Finishing Strong: A Photo Farewell to Lancaster EMS
Finishing Strong As one of my final acts as Lancaster EMS’ Director of Marketing & Development, I photographed our entire leadership team. The headshots will be used for a variety of purposes, but most namely for the new website I designed which will hopefully be up and running soon. So happy with how these turned…
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Reflecting 5 Years on: Documenting the Pandemic
Has It Really Been 5 Years? While my first step into photojournalism was during my senior year of high school, this was really the event that propelled me into this kind of work. Funnily enough, I don’t think I’ve shared that first photo of Evie on here before, despite it being such a good reflection…
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Silent War Update
Some Candid Thoughts On the Film’s Journey & My Own Some Silent War film stills shot by Dr. Chang that I threw in #Lightroom. Like any project, this has grown and taken longer in ways we didn’t anticipate, but we truly are nearing the end now. Next weekend, I’ll be headed to Maryland to retape…
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Past the Patch: Off the Clock
Off the Clock SPOTLIGHTING RICK CANARD Very few would run into a burning building for a dinner discount, or be the first on scene of a harrowing accident to secure a paycheck. For most, being a first responder is a calling born out of a desire to give back–and it doesn’t magically turn off when…
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Behind the Scenes of Paper Birds
January 16th, 2025 Some behind the scenes shots on the set of Paper Birds last week, courtesy of Amber Stuart. Everything I do is so my future hypothetical children will think I’m cool. Thanks Dr. Chang for serving as the Director of Photography for the retaping of my interview! 📲If you’d like to learn more…
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