I love to capture fleeting emotion, beauty, and humanity the way I instinctively feel and experience life. I find beauty in everything.
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I’m most drawn to intimate portraiture and documentary style photography. I love capturing people in a raw, cinematic, and emotionally honest way whether through fashion editorials, quiet moments, or human connection. I’m especially inspired by natural light, movement, texture, and the beauty of imperfection.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration everywhere in people, music, films, travel, conversations, architecture, old photographs, nature, and fleeting moments in everyday life. New York City constantly inspires me with its energy, contrasts, and humanity. I’m deeply inspired by emotion and intuition, and often create from feeling rather than planning.
What would you do with $25,000?I would be most grateful - I’d like to expand my artistic work through new portrait and documentary projects, print and exhibit my photography on a larger scale, and invest in production, travel, and materials. It would also give me the freedom to dedicate more time to creating deeply personal work that explores identity, beauty, emotion, and human connection.
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