Photographs

The Dark shot at the Drexel Fashion School.

The Dark shot at the Drexel Fashion School.Tosin, a fantastic individual, medical doctor and a healthcare consultant, and one of my coolest roommate during school.Emily and I were experimenting with different ways to express herself, and I love this simple shot. It captures a sense of power, motion, and freedom all at once.Emily lying on the deck at Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland.This is a photo of a model from the Drexel Fashion School. I took it while I was learning photography, exploring techniques and styles.When the gorgeous Chenyu graduated from her master’s program, she celebrated by treating herself to a fancy DSLR camera. I used that very camera to capture this photo of her. It was her moment, her pride, and you can feel a glimpse of her graduation joy in this shot. She’s sitting by the harbor, gazing at the setting sun, radiating a sense of accomplishment and reflection. The photo perfectly captures her pride and the beauty of that unforgettable milestone in her life.Dina was given the challenge to shoot at the lens, and she missed. Thankfully!This photo is of Stan Becker, who recently retired as a professor of population health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is one of the world’s leading demographers, a profession that has taken him to nearly every country in the world. In fact, he’s the most well-traveled person I’ve ever met. Beyond his professional achievements, Stan was someone I loved grabbing tea and lunch with. He taught me so much, and I truly miss those moments. This photo is a reminder of his incredible career and the personal impact he’s had on me.This is one of my favorite, and probably the most dangerous, photos of my good old friend Emily. Before becoming a public health professional and psychologist, Emily grew up doing ballet, and we decided her photo had to reflect those roots. To prepare, Emily practiced her childhood ballet skills for two weeks before we were ready to take the shot. For a dramatic setting, we chose a train track. On our second attempt, a train appeared in the distance. In the photo, Emily is mid-motion, looking away from the camera toward the approaching train. Her face isn’t visible, but I chose this shot because it perfectly captures her essence: bold, graceful, and fearless.This ballet shot was selected for the Baltimore Contemporary Art Museum’s “Born in Baltimore” exhibit. It features Emily, a brilliant psychologist and public health scientist, captured in a moment of grace and strength that reflects her multifaceted brilliance.Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Philadelphia, PAThis is Dina and photo is from when she came to see me in Baltimore all the way from Stockholm. It was taken on the porch of an apple cider brewery in Maryland. Despite the frozen winter, there was warm sunlight spilling onto a director’s chair outside, where she was sitting. I had my camera and it is one of my favorite shots of her.This is Marta and I took this photo during her first year as a Biostatistics PhD student. This expression was her go-to response every time I asked her a question she wasn’t sure how to answer. When we were together, seems I started mimicking it myself! During her photoshoot, she made that same face, and I knew I had to capture it.This photo was created using statistics, which felt like the perfect way to honor the work of these two amazing and award winning professors from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, John McGready and Stan Becker. I asked them to stand back-to-back for five minutes outside the school entrance while I took 200 photos from different angles and settings. Later, I used statistical averages of those photos, with the professors as the “mean” and “median,” to create this image. The result: the surroundings fade to black, and the focus is entirely on them. A large print is at the institute.Srihari is an ER physician and a global leader in disaster medicine and crisis response. He has led frontline healthcare teams treating war victims in Ukraine and the Gaza crisis and has been a key figure in managing natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes. He also teaches disaster medicine at Harvard Medical School. This photo was taken during sunset as he walked perpendicular to the light, creating a striking and dynamic effect.Professor Steve Harvy, Bloomberg School of Public Health.Photo is tilted with Emily on the Homewood Campus arcs.This photo was taken outside Johns Hopkins Medical Campus on N. Wolfe Street during a snowstorm in Baltimore. It features medical students striking a “James Bond pose” in summer clothes amidst the blizzard. I asked them if they’d like to dash out for a quick photo, and within 30 seconds, they were ready. This image was later featured on the JHU to showcase the snowstorm.While this may look like a simple photo of Riddhi with a blurred background, it was taken with a different method where the camera was rotated with Riddhi’s face as the axis, creating a distinct depth and motion blur that’s different from a typical bokeh effect.The shot before the shot, where Tamara fixes my hair.Marie Diener-West, PhD, is a distinguished professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), renowned for her contributions to biostatistics and public health education. She holds the Helen Abbey and Margaret Merrell Professorship in Biostatistics Education and serves as the Chair of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. She’s an amazing individual with the incredible superpower of remembering everyone’s name, making everyone feel valued. I truly admire and love her!Hadley giving me her signature smirk when I asked her to speak English that doesn’t require a translation. With her language vocabulary that seems to include every word from the GMAT, and it probably does cause she taught that on the side. She’s dedicated to women’s health, volunteers for a suicide helpline, is a fantastic teacher, and is finishing med school, and probably the only person who likely enjoys my sarcasm!

When I began my business education at Kellogg School of Management, our cohort was given a plaque to sign. It’s displayed outside the center, and every time we return to reminded us or our values and shared journey. I really like it.With Francesca Cornelli, Dean of the Kellogg School of Management, as she awarded my MBA.A Where's Waldo moment: see if you can spot me among my Kellogg Executive MBA cohort, EMBA 138.A graduation selfie with Adam Wolfe.August 2025, when we hosted the Kellogg Global Network on the Evanston campus, and people from Kellogg's different programs got to be with us.My group, Group E, during my Executive MBA. From right to left: Greg, Martha, Jim and Hanna.The photo you get when you ride the giant wheel at Navy Pier in Chicago.

The Cleveland Clinic Auditorium. @Cleveland Clinic outside the OR with Dr. Sabry Ayad.

With Maria and Kristine. Copenhagan, DenmarkMaria and I were testing how to use an accelerometer to measure breathing patterns and align it with EKG.Graduating from Biomedical Design Fellowship, along with Maria and Kristine. Copenhagan, DenmarkRaul and Oliver in Copenhagan

This photo is of my friends/neighbors who I lived with in 929 during my time at Johns Hopkins. Living together made for some great memories and a fantastic family bond.The 929 party selfie

With my wife, Chenyu Li, in Aspen, Colorado.With Adam Wolfe, my co-founder at Chroneme.Biomedical Design Fellows, Tina and Soren Aarhus, Denmark

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