Baker Artist Portfolios

I'm having a lot of trouble right now figuring out why my photographs are mattering. We are watching the world move in horrible ways. I make images that won't be seen for another year. I have a daughter that I'm afraid of  not being there for if I try to be politically relevent. My images are just capturing a peaceful look at what these years have been like for 20 years. I photograph family, public spaces, and travels. Throughout photography though, there have been photographers that go down different lanes. I went to college with someone who embedded with troops in Afghanistan, someone who took a portrait of Donald Trump a month ago, and I am taking photographs of moments in life. Some artists show the world how they want to see it or as direct references to how they see themselves. I use a little frame on a camera to make my autobiography. I was told that my images reflect the human experience and dynamic range of emotions that people can experience. It may be a parade, it may be a look at the bar, and it may be the birth of a child. I make pictures to resonate. 

I began photographing while in high school as a way to understand the changes of my neighborhood, Hampden, in Baltimore. I used photography as a way to intimately explore personal relationships, guard myself in situations in which I felt uncomfortable, and as a way to process how the world and things we love change over time. Since 2005, I have used the same rangefinder film camera. 

Originally from Baltimore, I attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where I really developed my craft. About 15 years ago, I was included in the Duke University for Documentary Studies and Powerhouse Books publication 25 Under 25 Up and Coming American Photographers Vol.2. For the past 4 years I have been editing and scanning thousands of rolls of film that span over 20 years.

All work is 35mm Color Negative Film. To quote my mentor, Philip Perkis who recently passed away, "It isn't art play, its art work".