I capture intuitive moments on the page and through the lens.

WRITING

I write fictional narratives that center on questions of (be)longing and memory. With my Vietnamese, French, and Anglo-American cultural inheritance, I live with the complexities and gifts of multiculturalism and write from that place. I'm curious about the power of narrative, identity, and generational continuity. My characters often face, reluctantly or intentionally, the past reemerging in their present. My stories ask: what does it mean to love well and be loved, and how do we get there? But when I sit down to write, I have no agenda. I’m following a feeling I don’t understand, a sensation I want to capture in words, a curiosity I don’t yet know how to speak aloud.

Black and white photograph of a creative workspace. There is a wall above a desk covered with art prints, notes, postcards, and drawings. A stack of paper and stationery items are on the desk with a lit candle adding light.

PHOTOGRAPHY

In 2013, I took my first black and white film photography class. We studied Sally Mann, Lorna Simpson, Diane Arbus, Carrie Mae Weems. Those artists and my teacher, Sandy, forever changed my perspective. And the magic of watching an image appear in the red light of the darkroom! Since then, whether shooting film or digital, I’ve loved shooting in monochrome. Black and white images hold a timelessness that fascinates me. Light and form. I’m looking for the moment they collide just so. I photograph faces and fragments, trees and textures, evocative interiors, and people in motion.

Black and white photo of a sunlit tree with dense foliage in the background. Moss covers the branches, and sunlight creates shadows on the ground.

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