Hello! I’m Jessica and I’m a photographer, writer, and social scientist.

After two decades on the academic track working on post-graduate degrees then slogging along the coveted tenure-track at a highly intense, high-ranking university, I realized I was climbing the wrong mountain. My research and teaching exposed me to complex socio-ecological issues spanning Eastern and Western contexts. These now motivate my creative work and are what I attempt to capture through my lens.

This blog is a collection of photos that I’ve taken over the last decade living in southeast Asia. I give pause here to create something for you out of these experiences.

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