Over the past couple of years, I’ve worked with the award-winning UMass Magazine staff to photograph students, faculty, and alums whose stories stretch across disciplines and generations. These assignments have taken me through brutalist corridors and artificially-lit labs, up into observatories and out in Western Mass’s charming towns and villages.
During our collaboration, I photographed Varshini Prakash—UMass alum, Sunrise Movement co-founder, climate organizer in the Golden Hour.
Photo illustrating another assignment brought me into the company of Tatishe Nteta, professor of political science and director of the UMass Amherst Poll. Nteta’s work sits at the intersection of race, public opinion, and political behavior—asking timely questions about American identity, participation, and power.
On another assignment, I spent a cold, clear night photographing students and amateur astronomers gathered for a star party—talking about planetary motion, nebulae, and the layered joy of learning something cosmic, together. These students aren’t necessarily science majors, but they show up to wonder at the night sky. I left the hill that night thinking about curiosity as its own kind of gravity.
UMass Magazine Spread
The UMass Magazine team—editors, writers, designers—know their people and, because they understand that good rapport helps people trust them with the best stories, they make time room to do the work right. For a freelancer, this is the kind of collaboration you seek out.
You can see more of our collaborative work at In Good Company, my portfolio, and UMass Magazine.
