Submission

I began my independent study of photographic arts as a medium wherein I could capture the world the way I see it. I quickly found myself photographing families, maternity, weddings, graduating seniors, or anything I could get my camera in front of to support the needs of my family financially. However, I quickly and increasingly became frustrated by the loss of my vision by nature of client demand. As I set out to rediscover my original vision, I found myself desiring to explore more personal themes of wonder, beauty, grief, pain, perseverance, and hope. In my most recent digital work, I have begun to explore these themes through the use of conceptual and surrealist elements in the hope of awakening conversations surrounding the uncomfortable.