Stories in Focus: A Visual Journey
We are all shaped by the stories we carry, and by the ones we choose to share. From ancient carvings to conversations around a fire, storytelling has always been how we make sense of the world, preserve history, and understand our shared humanity.
For me, photography is an extension of that instinct: a way of paying attention to people, places, and what often goes unseen. It can bring distant or overlooked realities into view, while finding quiet significance in the details of everyday life.
Much of what I photograph has been shaped by the places I have lived and the people I have met along the way. I grew up in rural Wales and spent several summers working as a wrangler on a horse ranch in Wyoming before beginning a career in photography and journalism. From 2016 to 2019, I was based in northern Iraq, documenting life on the frontlines during the battle against ISIS and the years of recovery that followed. Iraq became a place I called home — and where, unexpectedly, I met the love of my life.
These experiences have taken me into very different worlds, but the thread connecting them has always been the same: a curiosity about people, a desire to understand the lives they lead, and an instinct to look beyond the obvious. Each project is a chapter not only in the places I’ve worked, but in the relationships formed along the way.
On this page, you’ll find a collection of photo essays, galleries, and personal reflections from that journey. I invite you to explore them, and to spend time with the people, places, and moments that have shaped the way I see the world.
