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The bed where my grandmother died, 2014.
This is, to my soul, the most important gallery in my portfolio. While this gallery is predominantly monochrome, I have included some photos in color that I felt belonged among this group, but did not convey the message I meant them to in black and white.
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A friend's little sister hides in a cupboard during a game of "Hide and Seek" with her siblings. 2016
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My cousin's son plays a spelling game. 2016
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Calm | Monterey Bay Aquarium 2015
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My view while relaxing on the side of the road during my first solo trans-continental road trip. Montana, 2017
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A man who had as a child immigrated with his family to the United States with the help of my grandparent's sponsorship, visits my grandparent's long-time home, bringing a picture of them. 2016
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A young girl explores with her father's supervision. San Francisco.
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My friend Paul is a little too excited after his wife Kathrina is released from the hospital after suffering a traumatic brain injury. 2017
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My brother walks out on a fallen tree on our parent's farm. 2018
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My dad and brother discover my great-grandmother's childhood journals shortly before her house was torn down. The Netherlands, 2016.
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My parents are delighted when I unexpectedly show up to visit them. 2016
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My aunt's cat, who hates everyone except my aunt. 2016
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"I'm sorry I look sad," he said. A stranger, San Francisco BART, 2016
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My family and many others are stranded 100m above ground with scant emergency provisions for nearly four hours while the London Eye experienced technical difficulties. 10/2016.