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My little family and I were watching Hairspray on VHS in my lofted bed. We were resting after spending all weekend preparing for a move.

Lately I've been seeing monsters in my photos

This one is a macro shot of a cactus but looks like a scary toothed beast

While on the Staten Island, New York, set of my short film, "Hunger Pains," I took one of the film's props, a complete sheep's head, and had a crew member hold it up to his face while I photographed this facial tableau. I like this image so much that I'm currently using it as the basis of an ekphrasis short story I've titled "Sheep Dip."

This Image was inspired by the early 2000's party scene. Alex, my model, has always struck me as someone who embodies that. I needed an image with plenty of contrast for a drawing assignment, so i asked her to model for me. This image has always stood out to me. It conveys the desperate need to feel something other than fear.

The story behind Migrant Worker is deeply personal and speaks to the larger struggles faced by many migrant workers. It centers on Rosa Villalpando, whose life has been defined by years of hard, unrelenting fieldwork. When I first met Rosa, her quiet strength immediately caught my attention. Despite the visible exhaustion from the day's labor, her face radiated determination.

Hacen's Prayer is an intimate visual story capturing the morning salah of Hacen, a Mauritanian immigrant who left behind his family, village and everything familiar in pursuit of a better future in the United States. Salah, the Islamic prayer performed five times daily, provides Hacen with spiritual grounding and a connection to his homeland.

“Beast of Burden Unloads”

            I’m a donkey who hates being called an ass. It’s an attack on my species. Should we all apologize for not being born magnificent horses? There are 40 million four-legged asses in the world. The number of two-legged asses roaming the earth is unfathomable.

I took this picture last year on Halloween, my first time attending the West Hollywood Halloween Parade. The event had been shut down for years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so I was especially excited to finally experience it. My mom had always told me great things about it, and I couldn’t wait to see it for myself.

This image was taken the morning after my surgical abortion procedure, as you can see I am wearing the mesh underwear the nurses at Planned Parenthood provide for you. 

My grandmother has always lived in the house on Pinney Street. My uncle joins her there now, and he and his animals have grown into the house just as I had as a young child. He keeps ducks, chickens, turtles and more. I feel that now the animals retain the childlike joy and wonder I felt whilst I lived there. It's never a dull moment when I visit grandma.