It started with mountain biking in the Edmonton river valley with my Dad at age six. At age twelve (in photo above), I was introduced to the velodrome, road racing and mountain bike racing through Juventus Cycling Club’s LAMP program. (LAMP is named after Canada’s 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist track sprinter Lori-Ann Muenzer.)  Then there was cyclocross during the Cadet and Junior years: hopping barriers, riding in snow and those off camber turns! But my true calling was track sprinting. Above is a picture of me at the Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games during a Flying 200. My dream and intention was to compete as a Track Cyclist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and beyond!

While competing in the Keirin at the 2018 Elite Pan American Track Championships, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on August 30, 2018, I crashed and sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. Photography, which was a hobby prior to the accident, has become a big part of the healing journey and a new career I am exploring. Check out photos here.

My photography journey opened the door to the world of visual communication design for me. Design began as a way in which to realize my photography. Whether in a photographic print, a printed book, or here on my website, these are all spaces where photography can be more – more than a file on a hard drive.

These spaces then also allow for more expression and visual communication. Photography can stand by itself, as can words on a page, but together they create something more impactful and moving. They hold the ability to resonate and connect to more emotion. This is what I hope to achieve with my design and photography. Check out my visual communication design portfolio here.