Photo: Caroline Almy (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)

Photo: Caroline Almy (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)

Hi!

I Love Human-centered Stories. 

Through a slow journalism approach, my visual work focuses on personal stories that transcend geographical, socio-economic, and cultural differences. I’ve lived and worked in five countries in the past decade. That’s been an invaluable gift that has helped me broaden my perspective and cultural competence. I hope to tell stories that compel intrinsic emotion while challenging our perspectives about the world and one another. Whether it’s a German mother adapting to life in North Carolina while raising two children with Down syndrome or a South African leaving the sugar cane industry to reconnect with nature, I aim to connect people who may be continents apart geographically, culturally, or otherwise.

I have been published in national publications like National Geographic, The Atlantic, and Scalawag Magazine. I spent eight years working at the grassroots level with non-profits with clients like the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, Thanda Zulu, and the U.S. Department of State. In 2021, I received my M.A. in Media and Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I was also an Adjunct Professor teaching Introduction to digital storytelling.

Today, I’m working with the Institute for Study Abroad as a Senior Marketing Manager to foster global connections and experiences. My unique blend of business experience and technical skills helps me bridge the gap between what tells a story, connects to an audience, and creates empathy.

In my free time, I rock climb, hike, and love to travel, but doing all of that with good people (and dogs) makes it all worth it. I feel so lucky to be let into someone’s life and to share their stories with you in whatever medium that may take.

Contact me! I love discussing creative projects, equity and inclusion, storytelling ethics, and travel.

recognition

  • Overseas Press Club Foundation 2021 Video Fellow

  • Roy H. Park Fellowship, UNC-Chapel Hill 2019-2021

  • CPOY76 Bronze Short Documentary Award 2021, CPOY75 Award of Excellence in Short Documentary 2020

  • Beckman Documentary Award 2021

  • Inside Out Project Grant Winner 2017

  • Colorado Photographic Arts Center Exhibition on Food Justice in Denver, CO, 2014

PUBLICATIONS

Resume