The photograph starts before the camera is raised.

An Approach

Observation comes first.

The camera is a tool. The real work is noticing what is happening before the moment passes.

I watch how people move through a room, where their attention goes and how small changes in body language can reveal what is about to happen.

Experience changes what you notice. Driving teaches you to read movement before it reaches you. Photography works in a similar way. You learn to anticipate, not chase.

A glance shifts. A conversation opens. Someone begins to laugh before the sound arrives. The photograph is often there for less than a second.

Some moments only happen once, so I try to photograph them when they happen, not when they are convenient.

My job isn't to tell people what to see. It's to preserve a moment honestly enough that they discover something for themselves.