street candids / street portraits

Walking the streets of towns and cities, we sometimes feel the almost imperceptible breeze of strangers who walk next to us yet are separate from us. They are shopping, arguing, wandering, performing, trying to remain incognito.  They are poor or rich, employed or unemployed, housed or unhoused, religious or atheistic, content or miserable.

They are us.

Let's start to see them as truly human. Let's start to truly see them without passing judgment. Let's just start to truly see them. Since I was a child, I have been drawn to those whom I do not know, wanting to penetrate the almost impermeable barrier of the Other. 

​What I try to do with my photography is to slow time down and highlight the people by whom I pass, whether through candid shots or street portraits. By making their images, I can form these direct or indirect connections and bring the Other to life for whoever views the photographs. In the division that dominates our country and abroad, these connections are not only invaluable to our emotional well-being, but also vital to our survival.

​I want to disprove the assumption that we must ignore those who surround us and promote empathy, unity, and understanding.