Hello

I’ve been living in Germany with my husband since winter of 2022. After living in India for eight years and building up a substantial portfolio there, I first had to settle down and find photogenic spots. That took some time, so it wasn’t until the end of last year that I began frequently exploring Düsseldorf. It was only then that I began approaching strangers for a photo or, more confidently, photographing people engaged in their activities from a closer distance again. Through this, along with the conversations I’ve had and the creation of my website, opportunities have emerged that feel so important.

The fleeting encounters with other creatives along the way bring me great joy. My deep interest in street photography (a term for quite some time intensely reflected in the scene), portraits, and nature has remained unchanged. The time I’ve spent in India and on travels to Peru (my country of birth) and Nepal, likely fall under travel and documentary photography, though for me they also align with the street genre. In the end, it’s easier for me to say that my photography simply reflects my life rather than categorizing it.

It was about time to create the website with Squarespace, as I’ve been interested in their templates since my time in India- it aligns the closest with my creative vision. Every ambitious photographer i follow owns a website, and i enjoy visiting them via pc. It’s a unique experience showing and seeing images on bigger screens. The eyes and neck are thankful in the long run.

The collection below is made during my childhood, teenage and in my early twenties from the time in France, Germany and Dominican Republic and is the very beginning of my photography journey (all taken with a analog camera from Panasonic and a Canon). I always thought i was 6 years old when my mom gave me my first camera, but recently i counted the years, and i must have been around 7 to 8 years old because i’ve lived until third grade in France.

Little did I know that my mom made me the best gift for a lifetime, as by the end of 2009 depression followed and photography turned out to be healing, meditative and my Ikigai.

One day in India when she visited us her last time, she said while i was photographing: you look really happy.

Below is a collection of self-portraits during my illness and my closest people who either have left this world or still live (all made with digital cameras from Canon Eos 50D, Nikon D90 and 610 and Fujifilm XT3).