I’m a visual storyteller specializing in science communication. I’m interested sharing science in ways that are exciting, accessible, and allow people to see rich new details in the familiar.
For the last 5 years I've been working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) as a photographer and multimedia specialist. I work with scientists to communicate their research about climate and earth systems, accompanying them into the field from Malaysia to Osage Nation and producing StoryMaps, illustrations, and talks. Before that I traveled the Amazon River from source to delta on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, using photography to tell the story of river science. Right now, I'm taking a year to sail around the Pacific aboard my sailboat, Tardigrade. Check out my recent work on instagram or my blog, and sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date. |
Recent talks
How Water Shaped the West
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My Artist Talk with Peak Design
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Recent Illustrations
SciComm Poster series for AGU
I developed these posters to communicate Berkeley Lab's science at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference
I've long been inspired by NASA's Other Worlds Travel Posters, which drew on a retro-modern WPA-style to evoke a sense of hope and futurism while leaving room for some less-literal artistic interpretation. I think this is a powerful approach to creating science communication that captures the attention and imagination, and I've channeled it into several of my past illustrations, including this cover of Nature Climate Change. I expanded that series to create a set of posters about Berkeley Lab's science that we gave out as prizes from our booth at AGU in December 2024. Click below to see the captions that accompany each.
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Recent Storymaps
Visual Storytelling Work
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My Watershed StoryMap (and covers of Nature and Science)
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The Watson Fellowship
I spent much of 2019-2020 on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, traveling the length of the Amazon River and using photography to showcase the science of river systems.
This project was put on hold for the pandemic, with the exception of a foray along the Colorado River in October 2021. |
My newsletter
In 2022 I sent out my first monthly newsletter with a new StoryMap I made about the wonders of beavers.
Every few months I share out photo essays, life updates, and my favorite photos that don't make it on social media. Check out my blog and sign up for my newsletter to stay in the loop about future projects. |