Thoughtfully documenting devotion in all its forms.
I believe the things we devote ourselves to deserve to be remembered with the same care they were built with. Whether it's a deep love for another person, a creative pursuit, or a business you've poured your heart into, every story carries meaning because of the people behind it.
My goal isn't simply to document what happened, but to preserve the feeling of it - to create photographs that become more meaningful with time and invite you back not only to what you saw, but to what you felt.
Maybe it’s just a coincidence that my middle name is Valentine. Or maybe it’s quietly been pointing me here all along.
I’ve always been fascinated by the ways people spend their lives- the people they choose, the things they create, the places they return to, and the pursuits they pour themselves into. There is something beautiful to me about the way what we care about shapes who we become.
Photography has become my way of honoring those things. A kind of love letter to the people, places, and pursuits that make a life meaningful - a Valentine, in its own way.
N.V.VISUAL is where I get to write those Valentines: preserving what you love, what you’re living, and what you’re brave enough to build.
Photography has recently found its way into just about every part of my life. By day, I manage a boutique camera shop and film lab, where I'm surrounded by cameras, photographers, and the stories that pass through them. It's a place that's constantly teaching me, whether I'm helping someone choose their first camera or watching decades-old family negatives come back to life.
I've been shooting film for nearly six years, though for most of that time it was simply something I loved. What began as a creative outlet slowly became a way of seeing the world - and eventually, the foundation of the work I get to share with others.
I'm endlessly curious about the way things are made and the stories they carry. I love old buildings, thoughtful design, vintage fashion, beautiful light, and objects that show evidence of having lived a life. Lately, that curiosity has led me even deeper into analog processes - experimenting with cyanotypes, Polaroid emulsion lifts, natural dyes, and other ways of making photographs you can actually hold.
At the heart of it, I just really love things with a story - the things that have been lived in, loved well, carried with us, and become more meaningful with time.
P.S. I absolutely adore and cant get enough of vintage photo booths. Theres just something so good about patiently waiting for your little film strip to pop out! If we ever stumble upon a photo booth we have to go in.
AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERY STORY I TELL
Film asks for patience and leaves room for experimentation. It can be incredibly delicate yet forgiving all at once - affected by light, chemistry, temperature, time, and the hands it passes through. Sometimes those variables create exactly what I imagined. Other times, they leave behind something I never could have planned.
There is something fascinating to me about that transformation. Film keeps me curious. It reminds me that creating doesn't always mean controlling the outcome - sometimes it's about knowing the process well enough to experiment, paying attention to what it gives you, and carrying what you learn into the next roll.
