I’ve always been interested in pushing the vertical format on social media — seeing how much story I could fit into a small rectangle. Around 2019, I started blending different images together, mostly out of instinct. I wasn’t trying to say anything specific. I was just experimenting, chasing energy, and making work that felt exciting. When I looked at this image, it made me remember a version of myself I hadn’t thought about in a while. Someone younger, reckless with energy, shooting almost every other weekend, posting constantly, chasing progress and social credit without questioning it. This image feels like those two versions existing at the same time. Not a before and after, but an overlap. It made me wonder if we forget how foolishly passionate we once were about the things we’re still doing every day.
I’ve always been interested in pushing the vertical format on social media — seeing how much story I could fit into a small rectangle. Around 2019, I started blending different images together, mostly out of instinct. I wasn’t trying to say anything specific. I was just experimenting, chasing energy, and making work that felt exciting. When I looked at this image, it made me remember a version of myself I hadn’t thought about in a while. Someone younger, reckless with energy, shooting almost every other weekend, posting constantly, chasing progress and social credit without questioning it. This image feels like those two versions existing at the same time. Not a before and after, but an overlap. It made me wonder if we forget how foolishly passionate we once were about the things we’re still doing every day.