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This gallery captures the quiet tragedy of childhood interrupted when growing up unhoused. In urban environments shaped by instability, scarcity, and displacement, many young lives are thrust into adult responsibilities far too soon. Through visual storytelling, we explore moments where play meets pressure and where innocence is overshadowed by the burdens of reality.

This collection documents how environmental and systemic forces accelerate the process of growing up. It asks viewers to consider what is lost when a child becomes a caretaker, a translator, a breadwinner, or a witness before they’ve even had the chance to just be a kid.


Stolen Summer 

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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Jurassic Dreams </h2>
<p>A baby carriage filled with toy dinosaurs sits abandoned outside a home. Once part of a child’s play, the toys now hint at stories paused or left behind.</p>
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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Sweet Relief </h2>
<p>Piles of donated snacks, bright packs of Sour Patch Kids, Skittles, and Ritz Bits, etc., await. For kids growing up unhoused, these small treats bring occasional taste of joy in the middle of uncertainty.</p>
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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Corner for Christmas </h2>
<p>In one corner of the donation center, rows of wrapped presents, stuffed animals, and helmets sit with a bright red Christmas tree decoration. A moment of holiday cheer carefully organized to bring Christmas to all children.</p>
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<h2 style="white-space:pre-line">Peak Above the Fence </h2>
<p>A playground swing comes into view, half-obscured by the wire fence. As a space meant for play is seen instead through barriers, it is a hint at distance between a carefree childhood.</p>

Documenting Change

My research lab is a digital ethnography lab that does fieldwork and research through film and photography. we make documentaries, photo galleries, and work with nonprofits on their media portfolios