I first picked up a camera in 2014 while studying music in Boston, where I was training intensely for a career in symphony orchestras. In rare moments of downtime, I’d escape to Mt. Auburn Cemetery — a scenic, wooded haven just outside Harvard that’s beloved by birdwatchers. One day, I noticed a chalkboard in the visitor center listing recent bird sightings: warblers, orioles, owls. Despite visiting often, I had never seen any of them. Determined, I returned more often — and more observant. That curiosity soon led to a cheap camera, then a deep obsession with photographing the wildlife I was learning to find.

When my time in Boston ended, I moved back home to San Francisco and began reconnecting with the wildlife I’d grown up around but never truly noticed. The sounds and sights that once faded into the background suddenly became the center of my attention.

Wildlife is everywhere — even in cities — but it’s easy to miss. We often tune out the strange calls or pass by hidden creatures while lost in thought. Yet not long ago, humans were fluent in the language of nature. Recognizing those patterns was essential to our survival. That connection still lives in us.

People have visceral reactions to extraordinary nature moments. I’m on the extreme end of that spectrum. With modern photography, we can reconnect with wildness in powerful ways — even from a screen. I don’t consider myself an activist, but I do believe that sharing beauty from the natural world helps make people more aware, more curious, and more alive to what’s around them.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy the photos.