New York City
It wasn't long ago that I was studying photography in New York City. At the time, I was exploring every genre of photography you could possibly imagine. For a while, I was obsessed with street photography and spent days wandering the streets of the city alone, looking for oddities to photograph. I was in love with finding moments where my subjects were truly human: vulnerable, unique, and truly living. In essence, I was fascinated by human behavior and the social environment before I knew that social work existed and that I would fall beautifully into the profession as I have now.
Scouring the city, I carried a small Olympus XA that fit snuggly in my pocket and was nearly invisible to the subjects I focused on. At the time, I was making photographs on film and was printing in the darkroom at school (a process I truly miss). I played around with color and black and white film and was soon in love with cross processing slide film (check back next in the coming weeks for more on this). My inspiration stemmed from Jeff Mermelstein, Robert Frank, Gary Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, among many others.
These images are close to my heart and represent a time in my life when I was focused, aware, and uninhibitedly curious. It's been a while since they've been posted on my website and available for public viewing, but I think it's time to bring them out again. And as I move on to a new project, these images will certainly be used for inspiration both aesthetically and emotionally.
Enjoy!
PS. I will be creating a gallery of my NYC street photography soon.
