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To be soft is to be strong


“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”
― Lao Tzu


A young boxer poses with a championship belt featuring intricate martial arts designs and emblems.
A person in a black tank top smiles while holding a pack of ginger ale outside a house with Spanish tile roof.
A person holds up a golden trophy while stretching towards a climbing wall in an indoor gym setting.
Young boxing champion smiles while displaying a green championship belt decorated with international flags at a competition.

Softlights 📸


Three children in bright red shirts stand together outdoors on a spring day among bare trees.
A young person wearing glasses and a green sash with a decorative medallion sits smiling in an audience.
Athlete training with focus mitts and boxing equipment during an indoor workout session at a gym facility.
A person in a bright red jacket and light blue shirt walks on a grassy lawn near tree trunks on a sunny day.
A person wearing a leopard print dress holds a baby while sitting in a sunny garden area.
A child rides in a small silver toy luxury car on a path while someone walks alongside on a grassy lawn.
Two children in summer dresses play together on a sunny green lawn.
Two boxers during training session, one holding pads while other prepares to strike wearing white gloves.
A couple exchanges rings during an outdoor wedding ceremony with an officiant reading from a tablet.
A cyclist in a white t-shirt rides a turquoise mountain bike on a paved path through a green park setting.
A boxing coach and student share a moment during training at the gym.
Group gathered outdoors for a casual summer gathering.
A graduate in cap and gown with curly hair poses against a brick wall background.
Two young boxers wearing protective headgear stand together in a gym setting.
Three people in formal attire pose together outdoors, wearing a combination of black and gold dresses.
Young boxer poses with green WBC champion belt and white hand wraps in outdoor setting.
A fighter with blonde hair and facial cuts receives medical attention wearing a black tank top and bandaged hand.
Young child in a bright red jacket smiles at the camera while placing hand over heart.
Young boxer in blue tank top poses with green and gold WBC championship belt against dark background.

Familiar Strangers is a candid photo series I started in summer of 2023. On my days off, I’d go to the local park with my camera and walk laps around the track. I started taking in the people as they passed, each caught up in their ...(Read more)

A deer rests in the shade behind a large tree trunk on a sunlit green lawn.
Two people play basketball together on an outdoor court on a sunny day, with one teaching dribbling techniques to the other.

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