On the first day of the United Auto Workers strike, I spent the day in Toledo, Ohio, covering the story for The New York Times. For a good chunk of the day, one of my first images from the coverage was at the top of the outlet’s website.

In late September, I spent a couple of days in Holland, Michigan, for a Washington Post story focused on mistrust in the county and the impact this has had on the community.

Over the last year, I’ve participated in the inaugural Complicating the Narratives Fellowship through the Solutions Journalism Network. This fellowship educated me on solutions journalism methodology and allowed me to focus my attention on a story impacting communities nationwide—gun violence.

Throughout January, I worked on a story that involved tense county board meeting(s) and various portraits to showcase the tension in Ottawa County. The images were a part of the story titled “In a thriving Michigan county, a community goes to war with itself” for The Washington Post.

It has been a month since I was in Chicago covering the historic election night of the city’s newest mayor.

It was a year of change and growth. From a solo gallery to travel articles, the work allowed me to showcase my photographic style and expand into new areas and develop new relationships. Take a look at some of my favorite images from 2022.

It was a privilege to photograph my grandmother over the holidays. We kept things pretty simple with just one off-camera flash, but we were able to create a few different looks in her apartment.