THE BLACKBOX MAGAZINE

"The object has to give me the feeling that I want to capture it in that specific moment."

Gabrielle Darling, asked to me to help her realize her vision of a late 19th century style portrait shoot. After researching some period photographs, we chose Annie Oakley as our signpost to guide us through this project because of her out sized persona and bold fashion.

My photos are taken mostly in and around my house, my main subject, as a mother, is my son. Watching my son play and portraying him helps me to be more in the present.

The anonymous photographer collective "WNOTF" consists of 2 photographers who are emotionally knee-deep in the dirt and live out their destructive energies in their pictures.

At the end of the day, it was still extremely hot. When I finished my film, I realized how unlikely it was that images would come out due to storage and shooting conditions.