Instead of hyper-specialization, I chose a Renaissance approach to my life and work. Straight lines only lead to fixed conclusions. I used to worry about being a jack-of-all-trades -- until I realized innovation comes from the connecting the dots and learned to love the beauty of doing.
I am a storyteller. For you, for me, for brands, and for those who need their voices amplified. I am dedicated to doing meaningful work with great people and to saying yes. Let me be your narrator.
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/nonprofit/
Our mission is to transform the refugee experience from forgotten, alone and stuck to connected and empowered so they can thrive anywhere. We accomplish this by teaching adolescent refugees the essential skills needed to become entrepreneurs and community leaders.
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/newsletter/
You don’t need another newsletter, but you could probably use a love letter. Is there such a thing as a platonic love letter? And would that help us deepen our connection? Read archives and get your own copy.
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/for your online dating profile/
Since 2015, I’ve photographed hundreds of great humans in search of love and connection specifically for their online dating profiles. It’s a one of a kind service, combining twenty years of experience as a photographer & brand consultant to help you tell your story.
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/fashion, life style, travel, tech & media/
Sony, Air Jordan, JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, JC Penny, Target, Lexus, Toyota are some of the brands I’ve worked with. Dreaming “it” and making “it” runs in my DNA. A girl on an iceberg with seals? Done. A short film featuring the staff of the InterContinental in Kabul? Yes!
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/a way of life, a mindset/
I didn’t know what I would grow up and become, but an optimistic fearless adventurer is a surprise. I’ve traveled through 6 continents, 80+ countries, mostly solo; raced a small car from London to Ulaanbaatar, trekked in the Himalayas multiple-times, drove a Tuk-Tuk across India, survived a robbery-homicide with Ugandan rebels and I’m just getting started. The road is a way of life; it is my religion.
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/fashion, portraits & documentary/
He puts a Hasselblad 501 in my hand. This is the first time I’ve held a medium format camera. I looked through the ground glass and fell in love. I’ve been a professional photographer for over 15 years. I also tinker with short films, thousands and thousands of still frames knitted together. I still get that that tiny jolt every time I look through a Hasselblad.
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/branding & marketing/
Leveraging in-depth global perspective spanning 80+ countries, across multiple industries for singular solutions and actionable insights. Creatively innovating ways to make meaningful impact is what I do for Brands, Start-Ups, and NGOs at JMartStrategies.
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/non-fiction first person narratives/
Stories & story-telling is the invisible thread that connects these dots. A story that moves is magic --- transfixing, transporting, transmuting ---- propaganda at its best. Travel, food, and culture are my beat and my writing has appeared in Maker, Creem, The Express Tribune, Yahoo Travel, OTPYM and more.
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/documentary-fine art photography/
A photo-documentary of food markets around the world. 10 years in the making, spanning 42 countries and 120 cities. The markers are a mico universe of that culture, township. The cuisine is a reflection of the national psyche. To understand a culture, you start with the food; to know the food, you start at the markets. The series has been exhibited worldwide and is currently seeking a book agent.
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/contemporary art photography/
A series spanning five-years, multiple countries, and hundreds of beds. A musing on the meaning of home and the search for.
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/contemporary pop-up art gallery/ (2010-2015)
I make art. Some of the coolest people I know make incredible art. In the sweltering summer of 2010, starting a contemporary art gallery with my best friend to showcase emerging artists doing work that is about this moment in the zeitgeist made sense to our overheating brain. Baang + Burne was a gallery for the new elites, for the hackers, builders, tinkers, and makers.