I was born, right here in Brooklyn, at Methodist Hospital. I have many fond memories of having picnics in Prospect Park and playing with my sister on the steps of a brownstone. After graduating college, I chose Fort Greene as my home. It is truly my favorite place on the planet. 

If I were to describe myself in a few words, I would say I am an introvert, caretaker, creative, knitter, and gardener. I’ve recently learned about how important a quiet environment with little stimulation relates to my ability to be creative and push my work. This has become more apparent as my family grew over the last decade. I married my husband, an extraordinarily brilliant extrovert, 10 years ago. My life dramatically changed as I worked out of our guest room and found that my time was dedicated to the ever-rotating cast of family and guests who came to visit. At the time I worked a few days in an office and a few days at home. It was a challenge as I tried to work out of cafes and I struggled to focus on these family obligations. I tried to work out of a co-working space but I found the environment just as distracting with people constantly on the phone or having meetings so we decided to move to an apartment with a bedroom dedicated to my office in addition to a guest room. 

We found a 3 bedroom on Ashland Place and I was elated to be back home. Even though I shared the office space with my husband, this was a huge improvement and I managed to take on more work and continue developing my career. I still struggled to attain work-life balance as working from home often meant that I was “available.” Nevertheless, I was able to grow my business to a point where I was a working freelance event photographer, capturing images of events in NYC with hundreds of guests while still traveling to photograph my personal projects.

When the pandemic hit I found myself out of work for a long time. I was connected with the company, Accidentally Wes Anderson, to do retouching work for their upcoming book. This led to opportunities to travel with them on shoots and over the past two and a half years I’ve stepped into the role of Chief Adventure Photographer traveling to locations as far as South Korea and Antarctica to create work. 

About two years ago my cousin tragically lost her husband from an unexpected heart attack. I became more involved in her life and last summer, my husband and I became the guardian of her 15-year-old daughter, Natasha. She moved into our guest room and through my connections photographing for private schools I managed to secure a place for her at The Hewitt School not too far from our home in Manhattan. 

This past year gave me the opportunity to be a mother figure to a curious, young woman and welcome back former clients while also continuing to nurture my new venture with Accidentally Wes Anderson. I’ve found that I’m not able to truly dedicate the time or space needed to grow in the way I know I can in my home office. I’ve rented Airbnbs for weekend retreats to work out of and it’s been phenomenally helpful. My goal is to find a space that is just my own so I can work during the day and when needed have a comfortable and safe space to spend an extended period of time and focus on projects. Having a property with a garden is a bonus as I’ve become an avid gardener over the pandemic and it would be a lovely place to sit and knit while I take breaks. This space would also allow us to downsize our Manhattan apartment when Natasha is ready to go to college. 

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me! I really feel that 60 S. Oxford Place is a manifestation of everything I’ve been looking for in my dream apartment. 

Here are links to my event photography work, my personal work, and Accidentally Wes Anderson.