Every image is an invitation, to pause, to breathe, to feel. My Lummi collections are born from a simple desire: to connect more deeply with the world and the people in it. Through 56+ carefully crafted visuals, I explore the quiet poetry of closeups, where every detail, a glint of light on skin, the softness of fabric, the shimmer of a bracelet becomes a story in itself.

Intimate Perspectives: I seek out those fleeting, unguarded moments that reveal the soul beneath the surface. Each closeup is an act of trust, both for me and for those I photograph.

Nature & Light as Companions: Whether it’s the gentle play of sunlight or the cool embrace of metallic hues, I use natural elements to wrap my subjects in warmth and wonder.

Curated Collections: With Beneath the Surface, I dive into the raw, unfiltered emotions that linger just out of sight. Radiant Dewy Closeup shows the luminous, almost ethereal beauty found in closeups.

Iterative Creation: I work intuitively, capturing multiple angles and moods, always searching for that one frame where connection feels undeniable.

✔ 56+ Visual Stories, Countless Connections: Each image is a window—a chance for viewers to see themselves, to remember a feeling, to find comfort in shared humanity. ✔ A Space for Reflection: More than a gallery, this is a sanctuary for emotion, created with care and a genuine love for the people and stories that shape us.

Every photograph in these collections is a heartbeat, a whisper, a reminder that we are all beautifully human—radiant, vulnerable, and worthy of being seen.

Every artist chases a question. Mine has always been: What do we reveal when we come close, truly close, to another human being? “Beneath the Surface” was born from this longing to see beyond the obvious, to find the poetry tucked inside moments of tension, silence, and quiet vulnerability. I wanted to create images that felt like whispered secrets, intimate, cinematic, and a little surreal.

The process was as much about feeling as it was about seeing. Imagine a room awash in blue, silver, and soft reflections, a world where plastic sheeting and metallic textures become both a barrier and a veil. The subjects, wrapped in these translucent layers, drift between concealment and exposure.

Each shot is a gentle negotiation: a hand pressed against the surface, a face half-hidden, a body curled in contemplation. The light plays tricks, bending and distorting, making the familiar suddenly mysterious. In these moments, I find a quiet kind of courage, the willingness to be seen, even when surrounded by uncertainty. The tension between hiding and revealing becomes the heartbeat of the collection1.

What I hope shines through is warmth, a sense that, even in our most surreal or solitary moments, there is beauty in being seen.

These images are for anyone who has ever felt both hidden and exposed, anyone who has longed to connect, anyone who finds comfort in the delicate space between vulnerability and strength.

This collection began on a quiet afternoon, when sunlight slipped through my window and scattered rainbows across the room. I watched as color danced on skin, on walls, on hands held gently in thought. “When the Light Breaks” is my attempt to capture that fleeting magic, the way light, even fractured, can turn the ordinary into something wondrous.

Every photograph here is a conversation between light and shadow. I invite my subjects to simply be, resting, reflecting, sometimes caught mid-thought while beams of color paint their world. The room becomes a stage for subtle emotion: a hand cradling a rainbow, a shoulder illuminated by a prism, two figures sharing a quiet moment beneath shifting hues.

The light isn’t just an effect; it’s a storyteller. It reveals and conceals, drawing attention to the smallest gestures, a tilt of the head, a clasped hand, the softness of fabric. Each image is a meditation on presence, a reminder that beauty often arrives quietly, in unexpected bursts.

With every new image, this collection grows, each frame a fresh discovery of how light transforms and connects us.

I’m endlessly fascinated by how a simple shift in sunlight can change the mood, the story, the feeling in a room. These photos are my way of holding onto those moments, of sharing the warmth and wonder that light brings.

“When the Light Breaks” is about more than just color and shadow. It’s about hope, how even when things feel fractured, light finds a way through. It’s about noticing the small miracles, the quiet connections, the gentle ways we are illuminated by the world around us.