Finding Hope at Drag University
For six weeks, a group of Black and Latino LGBTQ+ Texans gathered at Drag University, a free Houston program where they developed drag personas while learning performance, styling, public speaking and advocacy.
I spent time with Chloe Montgomery as she prepared for the program’s final competition, documenting her experience as the central character of the story.
I filmed the competition for a stand-alone video and produced video vignettes and photographic portraits of several other participants. The final interactive combined text, video and photography to tell the story of a community exploring self-expression and connection amid a changing political landscape. I produced, filmed, photographed and edited all of the visual elements.
Interactive story here.
Investigative series into the Anglican Church in North America
Journalist Ian Shapira examined allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse and failures of accountability within the Anglican Church in North America. I led the visual reporting and production for this three-part Washington Post investigation.
Among the people I interviewed was Claire Buxton, the former children’s ministry director at St. Andrew’s Church, who accused Archbishop Stephen Wood, the denomination’s highest-ranking leader, of trying to kiss her while she worked for him. Her account marked the culmination of a series that began with allegations against former youth minister Jeff Taylor and continued with scrutiny of Bishop Stewart Ruch III and his handling of abuse allegations within his diocese, ultimately reaching the archbishop himself.
Across the series, I interviewed, filmed and photographed current and former church members, produced the visual elements and edited each accompanying video.
After the series published, Taylor was indicted and arrested on federal sex abuse charges.
First installment.Second installment.Third installment. 
Between life and death
I was the lead video producer for a Washington Post examination of what it means to be sentenced to death in an era when executions have become increasingly rare.
At the time of publication, more than half of the roughly 2,100 people with death sentences in the United States were being held in jurisdictions where executions were on hold, leaving some prisoners waiting decades and victims’ families without resolution.
I traveled to interview people directly affected by that uncertainty, including those connected to the case of John Lesko, who had spent more than 40 years on Pennsylvania’s death row. I filmed and produced the video interviews and edited the videos that were woven throughout the interactive project.
Story here.