Hell Drill
This series documents a mass-casualty exercise where a simulated active shooting took place during a staged pep rally by the bleachers at Greenport High School on Long Island, NY. In a gruesome new American ritual, 'mass casualty' simulations are training first responders about the agonizing choices they would face during a real shooting spree. I pitched this story to my editor, Kathy Ryan at The New York Times Magazine.
I am interested in telling stories about the communities that surround me, especially those that are overlooked and marginalized. By documenting relevant moments in history, I am contributing to a discourse about the crucial role that support plays in the lives of all people, paving a road with wide-ranging expressions. I see my work as a meditation on the changing landscape of our communities and the people I encounter and how through photography, I can illustrate the value and humanity of my subjects and how imperative empathy and our interconnectedness is to our survival.
Awards Awards
TED Women's Conference Presenter, Atlanta, GA, October 2023
World Press Photo Finalist, Hell Drill, New York Times Magazine, 2023
NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Fellowship, Finalist in photography, 2022
Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold Portfolio Award, Bronze Editorial Award, 2021
PhMuseum, Shortlist as one of 31 finalists of the 2021 Women Photographers Grant, 2021
NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, Grant Recipient, 2020
New York City Big Book Award, You Are You, 2018
Critical Mass, Finalist, 2018
UNICEF, Photo of the Year, Invitation, Finalist, 2016
San Francisco Int’l Photo Exhibition, Gallery Photographica, Gold Award, 2014
Julia Margaret Cameron Award Nominee, Ricchina’s Wedding, 2013
Critical Mass, Finalist, 2013
Santa Fe Photographic Workshop – 3rd place, 2013
