Based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, I’m a collector of odd and surreal moments.

I can trace my interest in the unusual back to my days as an electronic dance music DJ and producer, where I specialized in fusing disparate genres of obscure futuristic beats. After suffering ear damage from too many loud nights, I bought my first camera in 2010 and spent most of the following years making photographs of otherworldly coastal scenes. Although my first forays of taking photos in the city can be traced back to 2013, it wasn’t until the end of 2018 that I finally dedicated myself to capturing candid moments of everyday life.

Street photography has been my religion ever since.  Still no word on what holidays we celebrate.  Lots of walking meditation, though.

I’m also a founding member of the Candid City Street Photography Collective.

When I’m not taking pictures, I put my master's degree in education to work as a community college counselor.

- TVL


Awards and Honors

2023  Falling Out of the Sky, Singles Finalist, Livorno Photo Meeting, Italy

2023  Into the Unknown, Finalist, KAAF Photo Contest 

2023  Selected Photographer (Projects + Portfolio Section), Urban Photo Awards

2023  Surreality, Series Finalist, Pisa Street Photo International Festival, Italy

2023  Into the Unknown, Singles Finalist, Pisa Street Photo International Festival, Italy

2022  Interdependence, Finalist, Urban Book Award, Urban Photo Awards (jury president, Susan Meiselas)

Affiliations

2023  Candid City Street Photography Collective (founding member)

Group Exhibitions (w/ personal gallery)

2023  The series, SurrealityTrieste Photo Days, Trieste, Italy

2023  The series, Surreality, Pisa Street Photo International Festival, Italy

2023  Candid City, Foreign Lens Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Print Publications

2023  The series, Surreality, appears in the book, URBAN unveils the city and its secrets - vol. 9

2023  The series, Surreality, appears in All About Photo Magazine Issue #36: Street

2023  Candid City, limited-edition zine published by the Candid City Street Photography Collective

Online Publications

2023 Strings of Hope, Street Photography selection, Leica Fotografie International (LFI) Gallery

2023  Into the Unknown, One Photo Blog Post, LFI Gallery  

2023  Lingering Shadows of Disparity, Leica Master Shots, LFI Gallery

2023  Into the Unknown, Leica Master Shots, LFI Gallery