FEATURED ARTISTS
Lily Walsh
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
With all of the uncertainty looming in our lives, my recent photography has shifted into more abstract work than I previously created. Lack of human connection has lead me to look to the flowers, and I've been drawn to long exposure and light manipulation. For me, the sort of "ghost image" that is created by this tactic mirrors how I've been feeling throughout the pandemic and as we head into a new school year – physically present but mentally pretty scattered. Although these images are somewhat unsettling, I can find beauty in their chaos, and making art has definitely helped me stay sane during this odd time.
Josh Gorman
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
I've been shooting film since I got out of high school, and have recently fallen in love with medium format after unearthing my grandfather's old Pearl-River TLR. I love shooting still lifes and landscapes but have been trying to photograph more people, as hard as that might be right now. If you like what you saw, give @joshsfilmcamera a follow.
Yuhong (Lexi) Cai
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
My name is Yuhong Cai, Lexi. I'm a VMA sophomore at Emerson College. Photos that I captured are mostly due to my excitement and connection to the environment and vibe at that moment. The camera is like my diary, my outlet vet of my emotions and opinions, and a way of document my memory with emotions. Reconstructed the reality in my own way of observing the world is my goal to achieve. In order to make my own private memory reoccur in my photograph, sometimes I'll set up a scene and try to insert some special elements to express my feelings or opinions in my head towards the private memory. So, for me, photography is the thing that documents the memory and recreates your memory.
Matthew McKinzie
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
My name is Matt McKinzie (he, him, his) and I am a multimedia artist and senior at Emerson College, currently pursuing a B.A. in Media Arts Production with a Minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. My work as a writer, experimental filmmaker, and photographer usually involves myself, my family, and my friends, and contends with ideas of identity and selfhood from generational, spiritual, and corporeal perspectives. You can find some of my work in the Film-Makers’ Cooperative of New York (as Matt Thomas) and the Student Film Archives, as well as in the pages of POPMATTERS (@popmatters), Yes Poetry (@yespoetry), DI (@developedimages) Blue Jeans Journal (@bluejeansjrnl), and EM Magazine (@emmagazine), where I currently work as Editorial Director.
Alejandra Spruill
My name is Alejandra Spruill, I am an Emerson Alumni and a Afro-Latinx photographer living and working in Massachusetts. I fell in love with photography because I wanted to be able to remember my life, which meant if I had to have an exciting life that was worth remembering. Right now I am inspired by motion. Here are some of those memories I always set out to capture. Imperfect, filled with motion, not a glimpse into stillness but a glimpse into action. These photos are from 2018-2020, views of the people who have made my life so exciting, not just in these single frames, but as a whole, have embraced me as an artist and have been conduits through which I have grown immensely and in more than photography alone.
My name is Alejandra Spruill, I am an Emerson Alumni and a Afro-Latinx photographer living and working in Massachusetts. I fell in love with photography because I wanted to be able to remember my life, which meant if I had to have an exciting life that was worth remembering. Right now I am inspired by motion. Here are some of those memories I always set out to capture. Imperfect, filled with motion, not a glimpse into stillness but a glimpse into action. These photos are from 2018-2020, views of the people who have made my life so exciting, not just in these single frames, but as a whole, have embraced me as an artist and have been conduits through which I have grown immensely and in more than photography alone.
My name is Alejandra Spruill, I am an Emerson Alumni and a Afro-Latinx photographer living and working in Massachusetts. I fell in love with photography because I wanted to be able to remember my life, which meant if I had to have an exciting life that was worth remembering. Right now I am inspired by motion. Here are some of those memories I always set out to capture. Imperfect, filled with motion, not a glimpse into stillness but a glimpse into action. These photos are from 2018-2020, views of the people who have made my life so exciting, not just in these single frames, but as a whole, have embraced me as an artist and have been conduits through which I have grown immensely and in more than photography alone.
My name is Alejandra Spruill, I am an Emerson Alumni and a Afro-Latinx photographer living and working in Massachusetts. I fell in love with photography because I wanted to be able to remember my life, which meant if I had to have an exciting life that was worth remembering. Right now I am inspired by motion. Here are some of those memories I always set out to capture. Imperfect, filled with motion, not a glimpse into stillness but a glimpse into action. These photos are from 2018-2020, views of the people who have made my life so exciting, not just in these single frames, but as a whole, have embraced me as an artist and have been conduits through which I have grown immensely and in more than photography alone.
Jordan Ericco
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
I look at photography more as an experiment and process--one that creates images, not just captures them. Most of my work exists at the boundaries of genre and medium. I'm very fascinated by that which is liminal, the avant-garde, and the surreal. Perception and reality are subject to our own biases and identities, and I think this is something I'm drawn to addressing in my work. I've always believed art is the expression of the self, so the thought that no-one will ever be able to truly understand my perception is a bit scary. I use photography as a tool to paint a portrait of that perception, my outlook, my thoughts and feelings about certain things. I think that's why I use myself as a model very often. The nature of my interests means I work with 'what I know,' and I know myself best. Some people have critiqued this saying, "Aren't you worried about people thinking you're self-obsessed?" I always tell them, I am self-obsessed. Just not for the reasons you think.
Jillian Gillman
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.
My name is Jillian Gillman, I am a Sophomore at Emerson College studying Sustainable Marketing in the IDIP program. I like to focus on creating images that focus on ambiance, texture, and emotion. I became interested in photography from taking portraits of my friends, but being in quarantine inspired me to get more comfortable being in front of the camera. I was inspired by the work of Kritika Singh Bisen @kritikasinghbisen. Kritika’s portfolio consists of unique self-portraits featuring “bed sheets and trashed clothes,” as she describes. Her colorful outfits are always full of movement and her photos carry a sense of intimacy as she holds eye contact with the camera. I enjoy that with self-portraits I can create the exact image I’m imaging since I am the subject and I’m controlling the angles, light, and scene.