I was twelve when I found my dad’s Nikon F70. The search for film that day awakened my passion for photography.
I shoot portraits. Sometimes, still-life sneaks in, but only if it adds something to the story.
In my work, the themes of intimacy, womanhood, home, memory, and time predominate. I mostly shoot analog, mixing flash and natural light.
I’ve always been scared of stillness in photography. I think that’s why I see my images as film stills. Every project feels like a short film in my head, each image like a scene.
I start with an idea. A feeling. A memory I can’t let go of. Sometimes it’s a conversation—those deep, late-night talks with people I love, when we try to make sense of life, relationships, time passing. Other times, it’s something personal; a day I want to relive, a love story I’m trying to hold onto, or a childhood moment that marked me. I take these fragments and turn them into narratives. I break them into scenes. I direct, I stage, I shoot.
The people in my images are mostly women. Friends. People I connect with. As a woman, I feel a strong connection to portraying stories and emotions through a female perspective.