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I had it when I was born and ever since that moment; the world has been slowly taking it away from me.
In any given interaction, a number of sophisticated interpersonal mechanisms surface and meet in the space between the two people. These mechanisms aren’t necessarily malicious. We all have them, and we all use them on conscious and subconscious levels. Often in these moments people engage in ways actually harmful to them -- ways loaded with cultural and societal commentary that defines and limits their abilities to relate to themselves and to each other. In this body of work I have explored the space of those who daily face a very specific set of projections: those fighting to affirm their own worth in the midst of a culture whose standards of perfection have become warped and rigid. In doing so I have discovered a point of common accord.
Simply said, we all want to be engaged in meaningful ways.Photography, Fine Arts2011 -
Create visuals for Rosemead school of Psychology's new Graduate Admissions Campaign.Photography, Digital Photography2011 -
In this portraiture series, I initially set out to capture a completely honest and unhindered expression of the self. In seeking the ever-elusive ego, however, I stumbled upon something profoundly more breathtaking: the dignity and innate liberation afforded by the process of image-making. That is to say: to receive an image offered by another and to return it as it was given is equivalent to sharing one’s vulnerabilities and saying, “Yes, you are worthy!”
Where I first sought to create a thought-provoking product by means of whittling the traditional constructs of portraiture all the way down to their most basic form -- the face -- I soon realized that the real charge in this body of work did not lie in the end result, but rather in the tensions of engaging both process-oriented film photography and the perplexing mechanisms surrounding the human condition.Photography, Art Direction, Narrative Portraiture2011 -
An exploration of Macro-expressionistic portraiture.Photography, Art Direction2011 -
Biola University's blogs have been ranked first in effective social media platforms by the Huffington Post. For this project we wanted to present an accesible, and fun aesthetic to be paired with the already stimulating and engaging personalities of the bloggers.Photography, Web Design, Digital Photography2011 -
An Exploration of Matter & Spirit, utilizing wax on glass.Photography, Art Direction2011 -
Midnight Madness is an annual event celebrating the athletic teams of Biola University.Photography, Photojournalism, Marketing2011 -
For this particular project the marketing department from Biola University completely redesigned the current Biola Magazine.Photography2011 -
On this project I collaborated with John Choura to create the visuals for Biola Universities' "Your First Book Is On Us," campaign.Photo Illustration, Photography2011 -
For this campaign a team of us endeavored to update the Undergraduate Marketing. Utilizing papercraft, tilshift images, and unique printing methods we created a fun and accesible marketing campaign.Digital Photography, Photography, Editorial Design2011 -
Create visuals for Biola University's newly commissioned design of their Olive oil packaging.Photography, Digital Photography2011 -
To reproduce the Biola Magazine brand in a light hearted and playful light, utilizing paper craft and elements from their recent Undergraduate campaign.Photography2011 -
The endeavor for the Crowell School of business production shoot was to present some visual elements for marketing materials.Photography2011
