"I love exploring relationships; the most interesting relationship to me is between the audience and the artwork. When a photographer creates a piece, they must have a connection with their subject, whether consciously or subconsciously, for the piece to be successful. The photograph is created during an intimate exchange between the subject and photographer and what results is a collaboration of knowledge, thoughts, aesthetics, and emotions. It maybe an argument or an agreement. "What then of the viewer? The viewer is obviously placed in an awkward position. Not having been part of the collaboration, the viewer steps into the middle of the exchange. This can be very uncomfortable, as the viewer does not share the opinions of just the artist, or just the subject, rather they find themselves [for instance] placed in the middle of an uncomfortable silence as the artist and subject fume after a disagreement, or in a tender moment of awe as they reflect on their love for one another. "Regardless, the viewer feels not the individual pieces of the photograph but the aftermath. They stumble into a room where two people have just had a very intimate moment, and the air is heavy with fallout. The irony is that if the photographer considers the viewer when creating the work, they are compromising their relationship with the subject, and therefore compromising the impact on the viewer. I create photographs intuitively; I allow the relationship between myself and my subject to run its course naturally, but when editing work I am interested most in the pieces that place the viewer in the most awkward position. I find that the most compelling pieces put you in a place you don't necessarily want to be, but a place you need to resolve and navigate out of. This is what I strive for with my work."