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I’m a photographer and science lover, particularly engaged with the intersection of the two in education, interdisciplinary research, and journalism. I’m interested in finding approaches to sharing science in ways that excite people and allow them to see and understand the world in new ways. My current focus is on river systems, and how the interdisciplinary scientific processes they mediate shape human lives and landscapes around the world.
I've worked as a farmer and raft guide, a roly-poly researcher and podcast maker, and I once lint-rolled a T-rex skeleton during my work at the Smithsonian. I never pass up a good adventure, am a NOLS graduate, WFR certified, and an experienced whitewater and sea kayaker. I'm currently on a pause from my Thomas J. Watson Fellowship because of COVID-19, and I'm working at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab until I can resume my travels. In the meantime, I'm working the occasional personal project about seeing familiar things through science. Check it out on instagram or my blog. |
My latest StoryMap (and the cover of Nature!)
I'm excited about
Science as X-ray vision
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I've long been fascinated by the idea that science can transform how people see. In revealing the marvelous mechanisms that underlie everyday life, I hope to help others see the hidden inner workings of their world.
Seeing in this way adds wonder and intrigue to even the most familiar subjects, and I aim to harness that feeling to make science communication truly engaging and relevant. Most recently, I've been applying this idea to my Story of Sand project with the idea that even the most mundane and familiar things have both an "endo-story" (the little world contained within them) and an "exo-story" (the role they play in the world around them). |
My Interests
Conservation PhotographyI want my work to lend power and voice to the things I care about. I've long admired artists and conservationists who use stunning images to highlight the beauty, importance, and vulnerability of the world's natural places and indigenous communities. I'm excited about following in the footsteps of these role models and I hope to bring photography and journalism to bear to help others see the same beauty and value in these things that I see.
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The Human Side of ScienceScientific concepts aren't confined to a laboratory, they underlie our everyday lives. I think science education and communication should give people a new lens through which to see their world. In a time where public distrust of science has become an existential threat, I want to tackle the perception that science is something "other." That's why I'm excited about telling the stories of how science impacts real people everyday
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Multimedia SciCommI'm interested in communicating the full beauty and entertaining weirdness of scientific stories by any means available to me. I was drawn to
photography and videography as ways to captivate audiences and impart the full beauty and relevance of these stories. My brother and I also created a podcast, Microcosm, to share those stories with our peers, using all of the casual humor and personality of a brotherly chat. |