This diptych explores the psychological effects of expectations put on women’s appearances. When we focus too much on maintaining a perfect image we lose sight of our worth and identity. We can become trapped behind a mask of makeup, cute clothes, and our instagram profile. It doesn’t help that advertising and social media target women and maintain toxic standards. This is devastating for one’s mental health. With this piece, I hope to raise awareness and encourage others to break free from the harmful cycle.

I created this photo over the summer. I was in my backyard hitting baseballs when I realized that this could be an interesting photo to look at. I took the photo and made a few edits.

This is a photo of two explorers that have stumbled across a giant figure frozen in the ice. I photograph legos and try to make scenes that are inaccesible orcannot be made in the larger world. To make this photo, I froze a giant lego figure in a container in my freezer. Then, I took a patterned sheet, the frozen lego giant, and two lego mini-figures and set them up in a closet. I added a color light and put the sheet under the ice to make the environment look like a cave. Then, I took the photo.

I like to capture ordinary, every day things but in a way that allows people to see the beauty in them. In other words, I like to capture the world in a natural, unstaged way by using angles, lighting, framing techniques, and focus to accentuate the unique characteristics of the object pr scene. This picture was no exception; it is a ceiling above a busy airport shuttle that wasn't designed to be looked at like a piece of art. I love the symmetry in the architecture, the repeating lines in the ceiling, and the reflection of the light on the hand rail.