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Back Where It All: Started Screening Paper Birds to Dr Chang’s Doc 2 Class
Another Full Circle Moment I had a wonderful time Tuesday night back at Millersville University screening Paper Birds for Dr. Chang’s Doc 2 class! I got to talk a bit about the project, my evolution as an artist and, most importantly, connect with current students. There was so much curiosity, creativity and talent all in…
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Be There for the World Premiere of Paper Birds
I Hope to See You There! Mark your calendars: Saturday, April 11th marks the world premiere of Paper Birds at Millersville University!! I’ve been working on this project for half a decade now—it’s weird to see that in writing. The film is 30 minutes and follows my own journey dealing with fragmented memories of trauma…
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The Paper Birds Official Trailer Is Here!
Crossing the Finish Line At long last, the official trailer for Paper Birds is here! I want to start by giving a huge thanks to Jordan Graff, my editor, for putting this together. As you may know, this thing has been nearly half a decade in the making, and that’s if you don’t count its origin in…
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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…
