ABOUT ME:

I am an archives and conservation professional specialising in the preservation, management, and interpretation of photographic collections. I hold a Master’s degree in Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University, where I gained deep expertise in international standards for conservation, cataloguing, and archival care, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the history of photography. My academic training also encompassed critical theoretical approaches to photography, examining its cultural, social, and political contexts, and shaping my ability to interpret collections with scholarly depth. In addition, I developed a strong grounding in the ethics of archival practice which continue to inform my professional decision-making. I also obtained a certificate in Minimum Intervention Conservation Techniques focusing on paper and book conservation from Recanati e Restauro in Italy. I am an ICON Pathway Member, currently developing my portfolio and CPD record in preparation for ICON Accreditation (ACR). My practice focuses primarily on the preservation and conservation of photographic materials.

Professionally, I have contributed to projects across leading heritage institutions in Canada, Ireland, Italy and the UK. Highlights include:

Historic Environment Scotland: National Collection of Aerial Photography – conservation treatments such as tear repair, mould remediation, vinegar syndrome assessment, and preventive rehousing of vulnerable archival materials.

Recanati e Restauro – Undertook an in-depth scientifically and historically accurate conservation of Orazioni giaculatorie di molti santi e servi di Dio, (1704). 

University of Edinburgh Archives – a six-month residency cataloguing photographic albums spanning the 1870s–1990s, where I designed metadata structures, implemented cataloguing workflows, and proposed long-term rehousing solutions.

Trinity College Dublin, Old Library Redevelopment Project – supporting the large-scale decanting of the Long Room and Fagel collections, involving cataloguing, surface cleaning, RFID tagging, and rehousing.

Archives of Ontario – rehousing the UNESCO-protected McCurdy Collection, including large-format prints, tintypes, and glass plate negatives.

Beyond my professional practice, I also maintain a private collection of antique photographs (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes) which further deepens my understanding of 19th-century photographic processes and informs my conservation work.

I believe photographs are more than images: they are fragile carriers of history, identity, and memory. My goal is to ensure they are preserved to the highest standards while also being made discoverable and meaningful for researchers, students, and the public.