What About Routine Pieces…

“Routine Pieces,” a photography project created from a lifetime of perpetual nomadic movement, and branching from it, a profound eagerness for capturing the essence of the human condition. My journey has been defined by an average residency of merely 1 year and 8 months in any one area, a cadence of change that has profoundly guided my worldview. Crazy I know, but I had to share it to establish some tension!

My photographic chronicles were instigated during my service as a US Marine during the war in Afghanistan. The intense memories forged during that period, confirmed and ignited further an inherent passion for adventure, ambivalent visuals, and humanity. As an enthusiastic amateur in 2012, I seized a camera (5D Mk III) and began immortalizing the world around me, driven by an intrinsic desire to preserve the short-lived moments of existence, even though many of us are familiar with them.

This relentless nomadic life, has refined a deep-seated affinity for understanding people — the comrades with whom I served, the diverse populations, newfound friends, and the rich cultures I encountered. This curiosity propelled me toward a path in psychology, where I honed my innate skills in empathy and connection. Academia provided a robust framework to refine and define these abilities, deepening my comprehension of human nature and interpersonal dynamics.

"Routine Pieces” stands as my passion project, a combination of my love for photography, my quest to explore, and share the human experience. Through this mechanism, I endeavor to showcase the often-overlooked moments in people's lives, offering a window into their worlds and the shared experiences that, as corny as it sounds, unite us (“not special, just different” – as the saying goes…). My ambition is to encourage reflection and provoke thought, escaping our unwitting selves, the mundane, and tempting viewers to broaden their perspectives.