MY STORIES

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FORGOTTEN

“Forgotten Series” depicts photographs of an abandoned correctional institution. Beauty was found in collapsed buildings covered with weeds and graffiti, and in deteriorated turquoise-colored doors. These vignettes caught my eye through color and perspective.  

MARGINAL - Tells a vastly different story, about the high energy town of South Beach.  People of all persuasions flock to the city in search of the American Dream, only to be met by the dark realties that they face on their journey.  By Journalist Pedro Medina

ABOUT THE NECK

I was asked to record a therapeutic dance session for under-aged teens that were part of female trafficking and abuse rings. The name of the series, “About the Neck,” comes from an inspirational  introduction that Kukuwa, the dance instructor, gave.  She told these girls that African women refer to each other as “Shingo” - Swahili for neck - because “the neck connects the head with the body.”  She went on to preach that they need to be proud of their womanhood as “society is nothing without women!” 

REBORN

A recent trip to Rwanda also sparked a strong feeling in me. I could not help notice the demeanor of Rwandans who radiated great optimism despite the years of genocide in the country. The portraits and street scenes depict an emerging society that hungers for progress and advancement. I was overwhelmed by the beauty in the red clay roads, the color of the open markets and the expressions of the people.

SENSITIVITY

You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight in every life, in every dream, the print of the way you taught them will remain - Mother Teresa