I am fascinated by the young queer people around me, especially my college friends and their extended circles in Edmond and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographing them is a way for me to explore my relationship to queerness and how it exists among the people around me. Through both close-up and environmental portraits, the project captures a sense of intimacy and immediacy.
During this project, I spend time getting to know each person photographed, so the photographs feel unguarded and honest rather than staged. The goal is not just to document, but to create images that feel personal and attentive.
I’m interested in human experience, especially at a stage of becoming. These are young adults in transition, navigating the space between queerness and adulthood. That tension feels fragile, uncertain, and full of possibility.
I hope these photographs move beyond appearance, focusing instead on humanity—the tenderness, awkwardness, and youthfulness that make each person singular. The work holds onto fleeting moments of change, where identity is still forming and shifting.
Seeing others carefully and closely is a way of building compassion. I hope this project offers a more intimate and empathetic understanding of queer lives within our community.
