I take photos at concerts to freeze the feeling—so people can see what it felt like to be alive in that exact loud, beautiful moment.
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My favorite type of art to create is concert photography; capturing music in its most unfiltered, human form. I’m drawn to the in-between moments: sweat, motion, eye contact, silence right before impact. I like making images that feel like memory instead of documentation, so when someone sees them, they can almost hear the room again and remember what it felt like to be there.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in live music and the energy of crowds; how quickly a room can shift with a single note. I’m also inspired by the artists themselves, especially the small, unplanned moments between performances where their guard drops.
What would you do with $25,000?A portion would go toward helping pay off my family’s debt to ease financial pressure at home, and the rest would be donated to The Trevor Project to support their work in crisis intervention and mental health resources for LGBTQ+ youth. As an artist, I believe art should circulate care as much as it circulates visibility.
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