AS A PHOTOGRAPHY

I’m an American photographer based in Munich, Germany, specializing in portrait, lifestyle, and empowering intimate photography. My work is all about helping people see themselves with confidence — whether through timeless portraits, expressive lifestyle sessions, or sensual imagery.

My goal is to help you see yourself as others already do — radiant, confident, and real. I offer private photo sessions across Munich and the surrounding areas, with services available in both English and German.

AS AN ARTIST

My work explores the space where photography meets painting — where a captured moment evolves beyond the lens into something more tactile, emotional, and interpretive. Each piece begins as a photograph, but through the addition of acrylic inks, pigments, and textured materials, it transforms into a hybrid artwork that challenges the boundaries of both mediums.

I draw inspiration from street photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Saul Leiter, whose ability to find poetry in the everyday continues to influence how I see and frame the world. At the same time, I’m deeply inspired by the mood and color of Impressionist painting, which guides the way I use light, texture, and abstraction in my work.

Living in Munich since 2019 has further shaped my visual language — the city’s architecture, light, and rhythm often surface subtly in my imagery. By blending photography’s immediacy with the expressive possibilities of paint, I aim to create works that invite viewers to linger in the tension between reality and interpretation, surface and depth, moment and memory.

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