At the beginning of the year, I whispered a bold prayer to the Universe. I told my Greatest Love I was willing to let go of the familiar, the comfortable to discover His unfathomable, vast creation. I no longer wanted to be cooped up in this safe space I built for myself. I longed for […]
“What I see is that look in her eyes, the one that says she’s worthy of that stare, that all the attention is well-deserved. That’s when I click the shutter.” (BJ Pascual, PUSH) Through the years of taking portraits – I started in 2011 – I’ve come to photograph the same faces over and over […]
“How are you?” “I’m in a really good place right now.” Lately, I’ve been taking the time to get in touch with a lot of my friends who are younger than me, and I find that they can teach me so much about humility, faith, and love. My perception of the three have been […]
(Makeup Revolution London Beyond Flawless Ultra Eyeshadows Palette, Ultra Blush Palette in Golden Sugar, Radiance Highlighter Palette, and Goddess of Love Triple Baked Highlighter) (Salvation Velvet Lacquer in What I Believe, Keep Crying For You, and Keep Lying For You) This entry has been on my drafts for a while, and I felt that it […]
I am surprised by joy. I look around me, and I see a tapestry of blinding, effervescent color. Fabrics designed so dutifully, flora cautiously tethered together, ceramics of all shapes and sizes molded by weary hands. Every piece is part of this spectacular feast for the eyes, and I am so, so overwhelmed. I cannot […]
There are places which stay with you through time. Memories continue to linger, to persist within us though people are gone, places are abandoned, and priorities change. At seven, I felt what it was like to truly lose anyone for the first time. After a day of play, we were […]
If you include my early years as a loathsome, cringe-worthy, and insecure (self-portrait) photographer, I have been shooting for approximately eight years. Eight years of endlessly finding my style, perfecting my aesthetics, and growing as an artist and as a feeling individual. I do not think I was born a photographer. I was lost. I […]