Combs's first solo exhibition, Judging Me Judging You, at the DC Arts Center's Nano Gallery explored themes of surveillance and control, and his installation Maelstrom at Rhizome DC featured 35 machines spreading rumors about its visitors. "Madness Method," a large-scale collaboration with David Greenfieldboyce, was part of the Georgetown GLOW public art festival. He was selected as the Derek Lieu Spring 2020 Artist-in-Residence at HOLE IN THE SKY, and is a recipient of the DC CAH Arts and Humanities Fellowship program. His "Morale is Mandatory" was shortlisted for the 2021 Aesthetica Art Prize.
A graduate of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, Combs was a photo editor for National Geographic for five years and has photographed autism, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and traffic cones.