A man poses for a portrait at sunset near the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance

Photographed for Insider magazine: Wemimo Abbey, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, poses for a portrait near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Esusu is a financial technology company that helps individuals save money and build credit.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the New York Times: Pat Baranowski was the personal secretary to Rev. Bill Hybels at the Willow Creek Community Church, one of the largest megachurches in the U.S. Hybels resigned in October 2017 after several reports of inappropriate sexual behavior toward female congregants.

A woman, her son and her daughter walk through an alley. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portrait

Photographed for Chicago magazine: Syrian refugee Nour AlNatour embraces her 9-year-old daughter Massa Abudaken and her 13-year-old son Malek Abudaken on their way home from Clinton Elementary School in Rogers Park.

A young girl on crutches poses for a portrait. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Personal work: Sophia Ybarra, 7, with a broken tibia in Elgin, Texas

Two young boys pose for a portrait while fishing in a river. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism

Photographed for the Kentucky Documentary Photography Project: Brothers Wadon Whitehead, 9, at right, and Hyden Wolfe, 10, fish the Kentucky River at the Trace Branch Campground near mountaintop removal sites in Hyden. High levels of selenium runoff have been found in area streams. Coal mining sustained families for generations along the Kentucky River water basin. But today, many confront a crisis of faith in an industry that has left the region environmentally and economically vulnerable.

A woman works under a light in an industrial sewing center. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism

Photographed for the Kentucky Documentary Photography Project: Lisa Conrad, who has worked for Carhartt for 39 years, inspects a completed pair of pants at the Carhartt sewing center in Irvine. Carhartt has operated in Irvine since 1932, and they currently produce two kinds of Carhartt work pants. Good-paying jobs are difficult to find, and the region’s labor participation has dropped to 44 percent, significantly lower than the nation’s 63 percent average.

A mother holds her toddler alongside an above-ground pool. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism

Photographed for the Kentucky Documentary Photography Project: Lisa Lacy-Helterbrand holds her one-year-old son Gabe Helterbrand who was born addicted to opiates. He was adopted by Lacy-Helterbrand who founded the Appalachian Ministries in 1989 and is raising seven other children whose parents have been affected by illicit drugs.

A man works at a power station. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio, natural

Photographed for the Kentucky Documentary Photography Project: Boilermaker Brian Sharman poses for a portrait as he works on a pulverizer used to grind coal at the E.W. Brown Generating Station, which was powered down for maintenance. The plant harnesses four forms of energy production: coal, gas, hydro and solar. Despite efforts to lessen environmental impacts, the station is entangled in a lawsuit over coal ash -- the toxic residue produced from burning coal -- which was buried in contact with groundwater that flows into Herrington Lake. The lake is connected to the Kentucky River through a tributary.

A man celebrates the Chinese New Year Parade. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio

Photographed for Chicago magazine: Suen Szeto celebrates the Lunar New Year Parade in Chicago's Chinatown. Szeto, who was born in China, is the head of the lion team White Crane and Lung Kung Fu.

A woman wearing a tiara poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism,

Personal work: Tatianna Muñoz prepares for her quinceañera at Club Ki Yowga in East Chicago, Indiana.

A woman in a military uniform overseas others. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the New York Times: Regimental Commander Sarah Zorn and Regimental Executive Officer David Days participate in an hour-long Navy SEAL-style physical training intensive on the beach at sunset. Zorn is the first female Regimental Commander of the Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

A young boy plays drums. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio, natural, lighting

Photographed for the Village Leadership Academy: Eduardo practices drums in Santiago de Los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. Behind Eduardo hangs a painting by the Dominican artist Ricardo Toribio who paints scenes celebrating life on the island, especially that of the native Tainos who European colonialists enslaved alongside African slaves imported in the 15th century. The country, and its neighbor Haiti, still struggle with racism and ethnic divisions, but art celebrating the lives of the descendants of slaves has found a new audience and acclaim.

A young man poses for a portrait in dappled light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, s

Photographed for the Economic Hardship Reporting Project: Jonathan Laflash, 17, said that he dropped out of high school in Fort Wayne. "I've been looking for a job," he said, adding, "I'd like to do truck driving."

A woman poses for a portrait on an oyster boat. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the Guardian: Mary Hill, who holds her family’s oyster leases, poses for a portrait on her boat. Oyster farming was shut down in February 2021 after a wastewater line break spilled sewage into the James River. This health emergency created additional economic hardship after the pandemic severely limited the oyster business for the last year.

A cowboy poses for a portrait at sunset. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio

Photographed for Maclean’s magazine: Rancher Randy Thompson owns land in Nebraska where TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline is proposed to cross. Thompson, who is a symbol of the opposition and one of the three landowner plaintiffs in Thompson v. Heineman, has had his likeness used on bumperstickers and t-shirt in the anti-pipeline slogan "I Stand with Randy" after he was arrested in Washington, D.C. for protesting the Keystone.

A car mechanic poses for a portrait in his shop. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the New York Times: Librado Chavez, 39, stands in his Midas auto shop on the northwest side of Chicago. Chavez owns the shop and lives five miles west in the neighborhood of Dunning. “I don’t feel any discrimination in my area, which is mostly Polish. But everywhere you go in Chicago is a different neighborhood and a different race, and everybody kind of sticks to their own people. My area is all Caucasian and I see no blacks at all.”

A painter poses for a portrait in his studio. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture natural
A woman poses for a portrait in natural light.Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio

Photographed for the NPR: Jamila Woods poses for portraits in Pilsen, the Chicago neighborhood where she lives. Woods recently released HEAVN, her debut solo record. Between performances at home and abroad, Woods is involved with the local artistic community, including Young Chicago Authors, which was instrumental in developing her voice as a writer.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for Yahoo News: Lisa Sales poses for a portrait at Riverside Park in Fort Hunt, Virginia. Nine years ago, Sales started to research her former tenant, a man convicted of assaulting her.

A senior man poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for Colenso BBDO: David Ibata, an American painter, in his studio in Washington, D.C.

Photographed for the Borsen: Poul Thomsen, a Danish economist who worked for the International Monetary Fund since the 1980s, poses for a portrait near his home in Washington, D.C. Ten years ago, Thomsen was in the eye of the hurricane when the debt crisis ravaged Europe - now he fears that we are heading for a new euro crisis.

A pastor poses for a portrait. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture, studio, natural

Photographed for the New York Times: Rev. Don Glanzer, Jr. poses for a portrait at St. John Lutheran Church where he is a pastor in central Wisconsin. Every day 30 farmers die by suicide. After farmer Leon Statz lost his battle with depression, Glanzer helped establish the Farmer Angel Network, which connects struggling farmers and their families with help.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the Buzzfeed: Robyn Byrd, who dated Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi, poses for a portrait in her home in Aurora, Illinois. Byrd was a minor at the time of the relationship.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the New York Times: Nancy Cavallaro, a former scientist at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture at the USDA, poses for a portrait during a demonstration supporting the impeachment of President Trump. Cavallaro introduced new priorities and programs in the areas of carbon cycle science, climate change, land use and water.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the Wall Street Journal: British Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, poses for a portrait outside the organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

A woman poses for a portrait in natural light. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for Insider magazine: Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, a pediatrician based in Birmingham, Alabama, poses for a portrait outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Ladinsky provides affirming care to LGBTQ identified youth and their families in the Deep South.

A man and his son walk through a foggy landscape. Washington, D.C.-based photographer, videographer and writer, newspapers, magazines, nonprofits, NGOs, foundations and corporations. Advertising, marketing. Freelance, photojournalism, portraiture

Photographed for the New York Times: Aaron Hodges, who started the Franklin County Militia, spends time with his son in their backyard. Black Lives Matter organizers are trying to keep the movement’s momentum going in Franklin County in southern Virginia. But the politics of the community are complicated. Two local police officers were charged in connection with the January 6th Capitol riot; Confederate soldiers are honored with a statue in front of the courthouse; and Hodges’s militia organized in the county in 2020.