I used to say I take photos; I now say I make them. My undergraduate professor always made the distinction; you’re doing so much more than just hitting the shutter behind the lens. You’re putting yourself in the way of human interaction, intentionally creating an outlet for connecting to others. 

The best part of making a photo is capturing the moment you got to feel from behind the lens: the face-off side-eye of a Blackhawk at a Flyer, the unplanned portrait that perfectly grasps your bff’s personality, the moment Remi Wolf leans over the stage barricade singing directly to a front-row fan.

Yes, I’m behind the lens, but I’m also in the moment.

These days, I’m a content creator for the National Hockey League, contributing photographer for music publication Staged Haze, and for Wrigleyville venue Metro Chicago. I freelance, shooting weddings, senior + family portraits. I do creative work for The Ross K. MacNeill Foundation, which we founded in my late younger brother’s honor.

I get a kick out of restoring old photographs, searching for the best second-hand additions to my closet, and maxing out my notes app with extensive lists of project ideas/restaurants to try/general nonsense.

Published work includes Chicago Tribune, Lakeshore Magazine, The Dickinson Press, Grandfork Herald, The Miami Student, Appalachian State Sports, and Staged Haze.

Based in Chicago.