About

I’m a macro photographer and citizen scientist studying Salticidae, primarily interested in behavior and taxonomy. I’ve been fascinated by the animal kingdom since I was young, when I loved to catch handfuls of grasshoppers, determine which types were the scarcest, and then release them and do it all over again. I loved hiking and took up birding and herping as hobbies. In 2017, I broadened my scope and became deeply fascinated by the “creepy crawlies” that are so frequently overlooked. That fall, I came across an adult pair of Phidippus tyrrelli by chance, and witnessed a jumping spider courtship for the first time. I was instantly captivated, and have since spent most of my time in nature looking for and studying these spiders and their prey. My hope is that these photos will inspire more people to appreciate the beauty of jumping spiders and explore their world in greater depth.

I would like to thank God for his incredible design in nature, my family for their support, and Coram Camilleri for his invaluable assistance in the field. My photographs are taken with a Canon 80D body, paired with the Canon MP-E 65mm Macro lens and a custom flash and diffuser setup. All of my images are handheld, most being rapid-fire focus stacks which range from 2-6 images typically, depending on how long the spider decides to stay still.