Photography

Samples of the visual storytelling work I produced as part of my photojournalism curriculum at the University of Florida.

Monkey Business explores the daily life of a caregiver at a primate sanctuary.

Mimi Sanada, 23, chose cages over skyscrapers when she left New York City and moved to Gainesville’s Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. The Bates College biology graduate, who couldn’t get enough hands-on experience while living in the city, now lives in a trailer at the sanctuary and is an apprentice caregiver for over a hundred primates.

Sanada feeds a baby brown-capuchin from outside its cage. Volunteers are not allowed in.

The volunteers kick back during their 30-minute lunch break at the volunteer center.

Sarah, a brown-capuchin, wonders along a passage as Sanada (left) works on roofing a new cage.

After feeding a baby brown-capuchin Sanada spends some time playing with him.

Sanada puts her boots back on after cleaning the Oasis, an in-door habitat for the primates.

To keep the monkeys from reaching for her hair, Sanada crouches while collecting food containers from the cages.

An abandoned baby brown-capuchin at the sanctuary holds Sanada’s hand as she feeds him.

The Faces of Tobacco is a portrait series that delves into the dichotomous relationship between smoking and well-being.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. Despite this, smokers find the redeeming qualities of tobacco make the risk worthwhile, and thus, people from all generations and social strata keep lighting-up in search of their deathly nicotine fix.

Growing up with a father who smoked, Hayoung Kim,23, swore she would never try cigarettes.

A man takes a moment to smoke a cigarette outside the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse.

Coretha Gables started smoking at 19 when her pregnancy cost her a college scholarship.

Nicholas Ragosine claims that smokers are unfairly scrutinized by TV advertisements against tobacco.

Johnny Morrow, 18, has been a smoker for two years.

Warrant Goodwin, the Master Carpenter for the Hippodrome Theatre steps outside for a smoke break.

Lost in thought, a woman smokes a cigarette in the passenger seat.

Herbicide trouble features a series of photographs that were published in the summer of 2006 by the North Florida Herald.

The DeHart family poses for pictures to illustrate a feature story on their spoiled crops. The North Florida power supplier Clay Electric came under scrutiny in the summer of 2006 for spraying herbicide over the DeHart’s farm without informing them.