Photography
Photographing with a Phone
The majority of my photography comes from my cell phone--a Samsung Galaxy Note Ultra 20. Though, now it is outdated with a decaying camera, I still am able to get the most out of my images; having gained experience and feedback from classes or clubs.
My personal style ranges from experiential, traditional, and abstract digital storytelling to convey a clean aesthetic or hyper-focus on the subject in the photo. Such as small insects, buildings, passersby, etc. I enjoy photographing architecture, urban, lifestyle, and fashion--as someone who grew up in NYC; everything here is always changing which gives me new subjects everyday. I also have explored portraits, events, landscapes, nature, and color contrasts.
Some of my photos have been highlighted on various organization's social media accounts. Occasionally used for internal communications at NYU or non-profit organizations I volunteer at; check out the posts below to review a few.
I am excited to expand on my portrait skills, and I look forward to assisting in event management to gain new photos.
CUNY Photography Club
These photos were selected from hundreds of submissions.
Videography
Digital Storytelling Final Project
The original idea started as wanting to explore the repetitive nature of life, then blending everything together to show how life is both unique and commonly lived; building a love for life itself. I wanted to record various doors of a similar theme--whether it were numbers, colors, or something small that you only subconsciously noticed. I knew if I were to record these doors, I would eventually run into people or stop people for an interview about their lives; highlighting various diverse audiences and learning from beautiful experiences. I wanted to find people who were willing to show the audience their home or images of their loved ones--telling us each story and how they are uniquely different, but oddly similar; thus creating a larger story of shared experiences and love between people. Such as caring for loved ones, youth and changing cultures, college and friends, and much more. At the time, this idea was scrapped for safety reasons.
Instead, I started early on recording videos and photos around NYC; connecting the dots visually, audio shifts, motions, and film direction. I searched my personal gallery with my audience to show them that I was romanticizing my life; hinting they should do the same to see if they also had good transitional shots that represented who they were--not who people saw them as. Below is my final project video. It has been edited for a broader audience--I took a small chunk out because it was more personal.
Volume warning: it is loud.
The goal was to meet my mission statement through personal images and videos--highlighting a familiarity regardless of an unshared experience. I also included external videos to show people experience life; representing the idea of living similarly without knowing another person's story.