About

A person with tattoos on their arms is holding a camera up to their face, taking a photo in a mirror, with a serious expression, in black and white.

PHOTOGRAPHER. AUTHOR. NEW MEXICO CULTURAL DOCUMENTARIAN.

I’m a documentary photographer and author of Japanese and Italian heritage based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My work centers on people, place, community, and cultural traditions across the American Southwest, with particular attention to history, identity, and everyday life.

I’m drawn to long-form visual storytelling and to photographs made through time, trust, and attention. I return to the same people and places over years, allowing relationships and lived experience to shape the work. Much of my practice is rooted in New Mexico, where I continue to document the region through the lives of the people who shape it.

My book, Seventh and Central: Lowriders (University of New Mexico Press, 2026), grew from years spent photographing Albuquerque’s lowrider community. It presents a community-centered portrait shaped by family, friendship, craftsmanship, cultural pride, and the shared tradition of cruising Central Avenue.

I’m also a contributing author to Road to Enchantment, published by the University of New Mexico Press, which includes my essay “Light and Color.” My work is held in the Albuquerque Museum’s permanent collection and photo archive and has been featured by PBS and i-D/VICE.

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