My photo essay on Diana Rose was as much of a story about a 5-year-old battling cancer as it was one on families. The Floyds completely let me in as not only a witness with a camera to the daily humdrum life, but also to big things like the first time Diana realized she …

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This short essay is from my second attempt at this sisterhood project in 2008. I tagged along with North Augusta High’s varsity cheerleaders only a couple times for a quick piece for the newspaper I used to work for. It’s funny, these girls definitely were a great team and a family, and even with …

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I think sisters are linked. It’s a closeness that is hard to explain, which is why I wanted to photograph twin sisters because I imagine twins are linked even more so. My sister and I can give each other a look and often know what the other is thinking, twins can take it to …

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I’ve known Karen since I was 6-years-old. She’s my oldest friend’s mother. She and her sister are very close, so I asked the two to participate in my new photo project on sisterhood. I asked Karen to tell me what sisterhood means to her. Her words:

“My sister Stephanie and me were born almost 9 …

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Sisters can be a number of things. They can be biological, they can be best friends, they can sleep in the same sorority house, they may wear matching habits. This is a project I’ve wanted to explore for quite some time–I started it once, over a year ago, but it hit a wall before …

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