About Chad

I am a Louisville-based photographer, visual storyteller, and traditional maker. For more than 20 years, I have photographed the people, places, and gatherings that shape my community—creating images for Sophisticated Living Magazine as well as for nonprofit organizations, corporate clients, and private commissions.

I hold a BFA and MFA in Photography and have taught fine art and commercial photography at the college level.

My work is grounded in attention: to the people in the room, the work behind the event, the character of the place, and details that make a moment worth remembering.

Photography, Craft, and Place

Alongside commercial photography and editorial assignments, I pursue long-form personal work. After the Ride is an ongoing portrait project of rodeo riders photographed on 4×5 black-and-white film. I also teach traditional Appalachian broom making through hands-on workshops and make handmade brooms through the Broom Shop. Both practices are rooted in observation, material knowledge, and the stories carried by people and place.