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My photograph is a critical examination of social, political and cultural issues as they relate to displaced and homeless children all around the world. In my work, I provide my own interpretation of the lives of displaced children. I have displayed my subjects, brother and sister, in a vulnerable and intimate manner and yet unattainable as their gaze does not connect with us. They have lost hope and know nothing more of innocence and we, somehow, cannot figure out how to help. What will become of them? Why are they so easy to dismiss?

I was born in the Memphis Tennessee, United States in 1987. I lived and worked there until moving to Argentina in 2011 in order to meet family on my fathers side and experience the culture. I had always been creative but never had a great avenue to really bloom as an artist, until Buenos Aires. There, I began to really experiment with my art and exhibit some of my work. I lived in Argentina for 5 years until making another move to Australia.

I started to grow even more as an artist and exhibit around the Blue Mountains and Sydney. Working as a fine art printer, I started getting very inspired by some of the photography coming in from clients all over Australia. This past year, I have been working hard to learn more about photography and try out many different techniques. The experience has been extremely rewarding so far and I am excited to continue to grow as a photographer.