To lure many away from the herd – that is why I have come. The people and the herd shall be angry with me: the herdsmen shall call Zarathustra a robber. I say herdsmen, but they call themselves the faithful of the true faith. Behold the good and the just! Whom do they hate most? Him who smashes their table of values, the breaker, the law breaker – but he is the creator. The creator seeks companions, not corpses or herds or believers. The creator seeks fellow creators, those who inscribe new values on new tables.
⁃ Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
As humans of the free world, we are promised by those at the top of our societal pyramid that the global free-market economy generates wealth and facilitates wellness for all. Contrarily, it has polarized citizens from every corner of our earth in the 21st century. The vast majority of inequality that we – the working people – bare witness to stems from human-enacted policies that affect salary, educational and employment opportunities, housing or lack of housing, climate change, health care, migration, the list goes on.
(Photo by Nina Gerzema)
As feeble-minded as our politicians, policy makers, and modern day robber barons may perceive the masses to be, we still know when the moisture trickling down from the sky reeks of piss. In the 2024 presidential election, more eligible voters abstained from heading to the ballot box than they did vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. This same year, a Gallup poll revealed that Americans’ trust in Congress was slightly higher than their trust in the mass media – this has never been the case. The people need voices they can trust, people they can rely on to frame the news in a light that does not sugarcoat or conceal dire truths. As I charge forward in this life of righteousness versus tyranny, I need people who agree.
My mission is dedicated to uncovering and shedding light upon hidden realities sealed behind the corridors of power, and more specifically uniting the many human beings who have been propagated to misdirect their frustrations with a politically biased system. Through a commitment to unearthing the crimes, corruption, and injustices perpetuated by those in positions of influence, I will remain a beacon of analytical truth in an era of media owned by conglomerates and often shrouded by opacity. My aim is to not only provoke critical thinking, spark dialogue, and instigate positive change – but to find a method of doing so that forces the powerful to face truly impactful judgement and consequence by we the people for their malfeasance and insatiable greed.
My toolkit:
My current mediums are that of producing high-quality photo/video essays, investigative reports, and other journalistic pieces that dig beneath the skin of surface level narratives. My aim is to showcase and amplify the voices of the marginalized and those who have been wronged through means of conventional but also conceptual visual storytelling – utilizing a diverse toolkit for empowering individuals to question every authority and challenge the status quo.
I will also always serve as a source for those in search of high quality photography services who may not have the funds necessary for typical high end photographers. After 8 years behind the lens and a few months away from my Bachelor of Science degree in Photojournalism and Editorial Photography, you may rest assured the quality of my work is nothing short of artisan.
My promise:
As an independent photographer and journalist who is free from the confines of corporate drivel and fiscal interest, it is my personal code of ethics to:
1) Remain unbiased and committed to objective truths – no matter the implications.
2) Be affordable in my pricing for individual photo needs.
3) Tackle any task asked of me by myself or others, no matter the difficulty.
4) Put the interests of working people first.
5) Lead many away from the herd.
6) Make a fate of my virtues.