I am an independent visual storyteller currently based in New York. Born in 1990 in Heidelberg, South Africa, I began my career as a freelance photographer and writer at Independent Newspapers in Cape Town. My images and writing have been published in various South African publications including The Cape Times, The Weekend Argus, The Star and The Cape Argus. Internationally, my photography has appeared in the Associated Press Images wire, The Telegraph, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and The International Herald Tribune.In 2011 I was awarded silver in the news category of the Fujifilm Professional Photography awards. I completed my undergraduate studies in History, Philosophy and Spanish at the University of Cape Town. In 2013 I was awarded a Harry Crossley Research Fellowship to complete a graduate honour’s degree in analytical philosophy at the same institution. I have shot, produced and edited documentary films about various social justice issues and has collaborated with NGOs as a videographer and photographer. An accomplished musician and composer, I perform and record original music for visual multimedia projects.Currently I am based in New York where I am attending the International Center of Photography on a fellowship from the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust.Specialties: Documentary approach to photography and journalism.Fluency in English, Afrikaans, and Spanish.