hi, i'm chat
framing, but this time it's me
i never knew what my passion was growing up. and there's no blueprint for how your journey unfolds, you just figure it out as you go. but having a camera in my hand has always felt right.
expressing appreciation for others is a value i live by, it's even engraved on the necklace i wear. that sense of appreciation for people, for where they stand, and for the moments they might not always recognize in themselves.
i hope to help people appreciate their own story. sometimes softer. sometimes bolder.
always honest.
a quiet reason
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i didn’t always carry a camera. for a long time, i didn’t think much about capturing moments. but there came a point when someone i cared about was no longer around.
ali aikers, my late best friend, was like a brother. and when he was gone, i realized how few photos i had of us. how few moments i could return to.
i picked up a camera to hold onto the moments i never wanted to lose again, and to help others hold onto theirs.
this part of my journey is quietly for him.
and in many ways, it’s where my story began.