About

This past year, I have developed an appreciation for photography unlike I've ever experienced before. Something I've always contended with is the knowledge that every moment in life is so fleeting, and memories are not always trustworthy. It is sad to feel memories growing fainter and lessons learned being hard to keep. With photography, life feels does not feel as much like an endless loss. I deeply enjoy the process of narrative-based photography, and have come to enjoy most working with people as models. When I have people as models for my photographs, I feel closer to my goal of connecting to the human experience using photography. For this reason, my personal favorite shoots I've done this year was my complementary colors shoot. Working with another person in that manner was an amazing experience, and shooting in color made the process of taking photos feel more creative than it did technical. I always fill my surroundings with color because it allows me to more present-mindedly navigate the world, and bringing color into my photography allowed for me to feel a deeper personal investment with my work I previously hadn't experienced to the same extent. Printing in the darkroom was initially very difficult for me. However, it has become my favorite part of photography as a whole. At first there seemed too many small details to keep track of in order to be successful at printing photos, but the initial frustration ended up being what made my work in the darkroom infinitely more rewarding. There are few better feelings, if any, than the feeling of becoming more capable as a person. For an unnatural skill to turn into instinct is physical proof of the effort and passion you have put into it. Not only the darkroom, but photography as an art form has allowed me to experience that growth so palpably.