Kernels

The elderly man rolls down the window and squints. His eyes are concealed behind the refraction of his lenses. All his teeth are missing, and rugged crevices appear on his face as he grimaces and shouts, “You aren’t gonna kill me right.” I gently reply I’m not looking for trouble. “Well then get in mate,Continue reading “Kernels”

Portraits: Personal Quips

Dallas 2019. I was walking around downtown with a camera. This man stopped me. “Hey take a picture of me. I’m from Cincinnati. I’ve been drifting my whole life. I’m gonna make a change in america. I want people to remember my face” Latvia 2019. I met Vladimir while hitchhiking just outside of Riga. HeContinue reading “Portraits: Personal Quips”

The Balkans — expressions of a grim past, & impressions of a bright future

For my photography class, we were instructed to draw inspiration from a famous artist and reinvent their style into a personal project. When I first opened Jim Goldberg’s Open See I certainly felt his power of storytelling, connections with people and ties to a geographic location. With more research, his art opened to a greater expanse;Continue reading “The Balkans — expressions of a grim past, & impressions of a bright future”