I like trying to capture expression. Whether that's the sun expressing itself as a shadow or color expressing itself as form. These are some of my movements expressing themselves as still.

In my Community Health Field, and my own life experiences, I have never seen a time where storytelling was not needed and benefited from. When canvasing or doing a needs assessment for a local community, it requires trust and active listening. In both those scenarios, a task cannot be completed without listening to the stories and testaments of the stakeholders. When it comes to the health and glue of communities, a lot of that can be seen through the art. This social capital is the blood that shares experiences, grief, joy, and overall expression that reminds people that their feeling is real and palpable. One of my favorite collaborations I got to be a part of was documenting the murals that have been going up around Portland. One, Expression Against Oppression, was a project that gave BIPOC artists a place to express themselves during a time of racial reckoning. Side by side in downtown Portland, people can see palates of wood with different stories and expressions personal to the artist who made it. Each tell a story on their own, and then when you take a step back, you get to witness how their story speaks to a larger narrative. My role was photographing one of the artist’s process. Documenting the process is one of my favorite ways to capture a story. Similarly to a B roll, it adds a little bit of texture to the story line. It aids not only in someone being able to trace the story line, but it also can transport you to feel it.