Being able to share my passion gets me out of bed each morning. I pack my gear and set out not to make photography, but to connect with people, to capture moments, to tell a story. Working with National Geographic Student Expeditions has allowed me not only to travel to incredible and remote places, but to see my students transform through their craft. For over a decade, I've developed a keen interest in connecting cultures through photography, in relaying ideas and concepts to people with contrasting values, and in inspiring a new generation to open their minds to the unknown, to explore the unfamiliar.