Some things are worth preserving.
I've been making films and taking photographs for most of my adult life. Not because it's part of the job, but because I genuinely believe stories are the most durable thing we make. This is the part of my work that started as a personal conviction and never stopped being one.
Stories that reveal what matters.
Documentary work taught me that the most interesting story is almost never the obvious one. You have to earn it. That means asking better questions, listening longer, and knowing when to stop talking and just let the camera run.
Documentary work
The story someone tells you in the first five minutes of an interview is almost never the real one. My job is to stay curious long enough for the actual story to show up, and to know it when it does.
Photography
I've photographed GNSS equipment in the field, trade show floors mid-build, and a friend's engagement on a hillside, and treated all three with the same care. The subject changes. The instinct to slow down and actually see what's in front of me doesn't.
Brand storytelling
Most brand stories sound like they were written in a conference room, because they were. I try to find the version that sounds like it was actually lived, even when the budget and the org chart say otherwise.
Radiant Star Studios
I started Radiant Star Studios after becoming a dad and realizing how much of my own family’s story could disappear if no one took the time to preserve it. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of helping families capture the voices, memories, and life experiences that deserve to be remembered. Whether it’s a grandparent’s stories, a family’s history, or a milestone worth documenting, the goal is always the same: to preserve something meaningful before it becomes a memory.
Starting with my own family stories
Becoming a father changed the way I thought about legacy. I found myself wanting my son to know the people who came before him—not just their names, but their voices, their stories, and the moments that shaped them. I realized how easily those memories can be lost when no one thinks to ask. That feeling is still the reason I do this.
Letting the subject lead, not the schedule
A good interview can't be rushed toward an answer you already expect. I build in the time to let someone get comfortable, go quiet, circle back, the moments that actually matter rarely show up on the first take.
Building the story in the edit
The real shape of a film usually only becomes clear afterward. I spend as much care in the edit as I do behind the camera, finding the structure that lets someone's story land the way it actually felt, not just the way it happened chronologically.
Making something that outlasts the moment
A finished film becomes something a family actually watches together, years later, at a milestone, after someone's gone. That's the whole point. Not a deliverable, something that keeps being meaningful long after the work is done.
The stories I've captured
A selection of photographs and films, professional and personal, brought together because they all came from the same place: wanting to capture something worth keeping.
Builds connection
The right story closes the distance between a brand and the people it's trying to reach. Not by explaining more, but by making people feel understood.
Creates meaning
Facts are forgettable. Stories aren't. When you give people a narrative to hold onto, they carry it with them in a way that a product spec or a tagline never could.
Drives transformation
The best stories don't just describe where something is. They show where it's going and invite people to be part of that.
Have a story worth telling?
Whether it’s a family legacy film, a brand story, or an idea that’s still taking shape, I’d love to hear about it. Sometimes the best stories begin with a simple conversation.