Photography

Photography has been a passion of mine since 2009. Through the camera’s viewfinder, I enjoy discovering new perspectives and capturing moments worth remembering. My favorite subjects include landscape🌉, nature🌄, and the mesmerizing beauty of the night sky🌠. You can explore more of my photography on my photo gallery site and ViewBug.

Awards

• Honorable Mention in ViewBug’s Architecture Art Photo Contest, 2025
• Runner Up in ViewBug’s American Journey Photo Contest, 2023
• 38th Photographer’s Forum Annual Spring Photography Contest Finalist
• Honorable Mention of Neutral Density Photography Awards 2017
• The 1st Place of 2017 Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation Through the Seasons Photo Contest
• The Grand Prize Winner of CATA 5th Annual “In Transit” Photo Contest
• The Winner of 2017 “Show us YOUR #PAWilds” Photo Contest
• 36th Photographer’s Forum Annual Spring Photography Contest Finalist
• 2016 College & High School Photography Contest Finalist
• Honorable Mention of Neutral Density Photography Awards 2015
• Penn State Global Student Engagement Team’s First-Ever Photo Contest, One Grand Prize, and Two Category Winners
• Australia Better Photography Magazine Photograph of Year Competition, One Silver Award, and Three Bronze Awards
• 35th Photographer’s Forum Annual Spring Photography Contest Finalist
• The Grand Prize of 2013-2014 Pennsylvania Wilds Photo Contest
• The Winner of 2014 PSU CSSA “Penn State Fall” Photo Contest
• The Winner of 2014 Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park Sunflower Photo Contest
• Honorable Mention of 2014 Pennsylvania Magazine Photo Contest
• Runner-up of 2014 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Student Symposium (ECMSS) Photo Contest

Publications

• Penn’s Stewards 2018 Summer Newsletters, Page 7
• Penn’s Stewards 2017 Fall Newsletters, Page 15
• Cover Image of CATABUS 2017 Fall Ride Guide
• Best of Photography 2016, Page 214, Santa Barbara, CA: Photographer’s Forum, December 2016
• Best of College & High School Photography 2016, Page 126, Santa Barbara, CA: Photographer’s Forum, June 2016
• Penn State Non-Profit Photo Studio SEASONS Photo Exhibition, April 2016
• Best of Photography 2015, Page 125, Santa Barbara, CA: Photographer’s Forum, December 2015
• Pennsylvania Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 4, Page 31, July 2014
• 2014 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology Student Symposium Poster Abstracts, Page 9, March 2014

Talks

• Photographing the Night Sky, Penn State Non-Profit Photo Studio, March 2015
• Tibet Landscape Photography Tour, Penn State Photo & Travel Club, September 2012