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I recently had the privilege of going out into the field with , who is the field program manager for . I mostly held ba...
11/04/2021

I recently had the privilege of going out into the field with , who is the field program manager for . I mostly held batteries for her and engaged in aerial warfare with mosquitos, but occasionally I got the camera out to snap a few pics. 

The  project seeks to conserve the land that Florida Panthers need to survive and it has been wildly successful. The state of Florida recently approved funding for nearly 20,000 acres of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, in part due to the efforts of the  team. 
This is an absolutely massive project covering the state of Florida and Malia does a lot of the grunt work making sure that their network of camera traps is in tip top shape. Going out into the field with her was exciting (ever driven through 3 feet of water in a roadless swamp anyone?) and taught me a lot about the swamp and all the animals that thrive there. Not only does Malia know these swamps like the back of her hand, but she's a Floridian through and through who cares deeply for these places.

I had no idea the Florida swamp was home to bears, panthers, and alligators...all in the same place! The panther is obviously the crown jewel of the swamp and is the last big cat surviving in the eastern US. The panther once roamed the entire southeastern United States but now occupies less than 5% of its historic range due to habitat loss, prey declines, and attempts to eradicate panthers in the early 1900s.

      

11/14/2019

BORDERLANDS. I learned so much on this project. I learned that I knew nothing about the border, even after growing up in a majority latino/a/x city that is only 3 hours from the border. I learned about the flow of people, trash, water, and landscape across the lines we draw on a map. And most importantly, I learned the limit of a 2 wheel drive Nissan Rogue in a massive mud pit.

I also have so much love for our team. I can’t thank enough for giving me another opportunity. She is an incredible producer/director that can connect with people so easily. Our dynamite DP always gets people out of their shell and never backs down from what she believes in. Our fixer put us in the best possible places and got us incredible access (he’s also an amazing photographer!). And thank you to and for making this possible. I hope you all enjoy this film, the full version is linked in my bio!

I had a blast at the Monterey Shootout this year and was super excited to hop in the water with some really talented und...
08/27/2019

I had a blast at the Monterey Shootout this year and was super excited to hop in the water with some really talented underwater photographers. It’s pretty special when you have 150 photographers diving as much as possible in a 24 hour period in the same place and of course when you have that many cameras in the water at one time, there are some amazing images.

Here’s one I submitted. I spent a lot of time in the shallows with the sea lions since the visibility wasn’t good enough for me to shoot really wide in the kelp forest and I didn’t have a macro lens. Luckily the sun came out a bit on both days and we got some beautiful light coming through the canopy. Thanks to and for putting it on!

I lived on the West End of Catalina Island on and off for 10 years of my life at . It’s the place where I came of age, f...
11/07/2018

I lived on the West End of Catalina Island on and off for 10 years of my life at . It’s the place where I came of age, found what was important to me, and became comfortable in my own skin. During my earlier years on the island, I mostly loved it for the people. As I grew older, I really developed a special relationship with island itself, especially the undeveloped part of the West End. I’d go on burly solo trips without a camera and just sit with the island.

After reconnecting with an old friend that I really hadn’t talked to since I started coming to the island, we decided to hike the Trans Catalina Trail, which goes the length of the island. This time, I decided to bring my camera though I certainly didn’t shoot as much as I could have. This photo was taken somewhere between Little Harbor and Two Harbors, looking towards my beloved West End as the stubborn marine layer shrouds the backside of the island.

These are the young men of Ostional, Costa Rica with sacks of turtle eggs on their backs. Ostional is one of only a few ...
11/06/2018

These are the young men of Ostional, Costa Rica with sacks of turtle eggs on their backs. Ostional is one of only a few beaches in the world where the vulnerable Olive Ridley turtles come ashore by the hundreds of thousands over several days to lay their eggs in mass nesting events called “arribadas.” The problem during larger arribadas is that the turtle eggs end up caught in the crossfire of a turf war. There are more turtles than sand by the second or third day in and nesting turtles start digging up eggs that were laid only hours prior. These eggs break and cause fungus and bad bacteria to grow in the sand, which kills the new eggs being laid.
To combat this problem, the community harvests eggs during the early part of the arribada. Enforcement is surprisingly good and the entire community is required to help during the harvest. So what do I think of all of this? It’s controversial and it is not a perfect system. Right now, there is no “catch limit” of eggs, there is only a time limit of how long the harvest can go for. I think they need to have a sliding harvest scale depending on the size of the arribada. It was an interesting experience to see this happen, and something that I likely would have judged wrongly without learning all the information behind it first. It is a work in progress, but the community is invested and their hearts are in the right place and it is refreshing to see an entire community invested in their resource. Shot on assignment with

These are the young men of Ostional, Costa Rica with sacks of turtle eggs on their backs. Ostional is one of only a few ...
11/06/2018

These are the young men of Ostional, Costa Rica with sacks of turtle eggs on their backs. Ostional is one of only a few beaches in the world where the vulnerable Olive Ridley turtles come ashore by the hundreds of thousands over several days to lay their eggs in mass nesting events called “arribadas.” The problem during larger arribadas is that the turtle eggs end up caught in the crossfire of a turf war. There are more turtles than sand by the second or third day in and nesting turtles start digging up eggs that were laid only hours prior. These eggs break and cause fungus and bad bacteria to grow in the sand, which kills the new eggs being laid.

To combat this problem, the community harvests eggs during the early part of the arribada. Enforcement is surprisingly good and the entire community is required to help during the harvest. So what do I think of all of this? It’s controversial and it is not a perfect system. Right now, there is no “catch limit” of eggs, there is only a time limit of how long the harvest can go for. I think they need to have a sliding harvest scale depending on the size of the arribada. It was an interesting experience to see this happen, and something that I likely would have judged wrongly without learning all the information behind it first. It is a work in progress, but the community is invested and their hearts are in the right place and it is refreshing to see an entire community invested in their resource. Shot on assignment with

27 was a wild ride. It’s been a year filled with change, reconnecting, and finding my own path. I faced the most uncerta...
10/31/2018

27 was a wild ride. It’s been a year filled with change, reconnecting, and finding my own path. I faced the most uncertainty I’ve ever faced in my life and it brought me clarity (but not this water clarity 😂). I decided to take risks and go for broke to pursue my dream as a natural history photographer and videographer. This photo is really where it all started, on my first dive with a camera.
I think it seems like a much more glamorous and less scary path on social media than it is in reality. Long nights, financial insecurity, and always having to look several jobs ahead. The more I sit with that, the more comfortable I get with it. So here’s to 28, overcoming fear, and to Claire (pictured here) who shares my birthday. .

27 was a wild ride. It’s been a year filled with change, reconnecting, and finding my own path. I faced the most uncerta...
10/31/2018

27 was a wild ride. It’s been a year filled with change, reconnecting, and finding my own path. I faced the most uncertainty I’ve ever faced in my life and it brought me clarity (but not this water clarity 😂). I decided to take risks and go for broke to pursue my dream as a natural history photographer and videographer. This photo is really where it all started, on my first dive with a camera.

I think it seems like a much more glamorous and less scary path on social media than it is in reality. Long nights, financial insecurity, and always having to look several jobs ahead. The more I sit with that, the more comfortable I get with it. So here’s to 28, overcoming fear, and to Claire (pictured here) who shares my birthday.

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