A still life of morning ritual: tea, a book, a half-eaten snack. The scene feels familiar, almost serene. But nestled quietly in each frame is an object not often shown—a smoking device, present without apology. Shot on a Nikon D3000, Soft Habit invites viewers into a moment that feels clean, deliberate, and unexpectedly honest.
This series doesn’t provoke—it simply exists. And that existence asks a subtle question: why does comfort, when paired with taboo, still feel like resistance? These photos hold that contradiction with grace.
This series explores fragmentation and reclamation during a terminal academic period. Created in my final semester of college, the works blend handmade abstract negatives with digital photographs taken on a Nikon D3000—an intentional disruption of conventional image-making. At the time, nothing looked right to me, and yet I had to perform one last time. These overlays offered a way to distort, reclaim, and witness—ritual gestures made amid collapse. Each piece holds the tension of resisting clarity while insisting on presence.
This series emerged from a year of daily hikes—an intentional rhythm of quiet observation, tracing light through branches, bark, and trail edges. Part documentation, part devotion, these images reflect a season where being outside felt like remembering something older than language. Captured with a Sony DSC-P200, the collection honors the intimacy of stillness, the ceremony of repetition, and the visual record of inner wandering mirrored in the land.
