‘Held In Common’ is an intimate exploration and attempt to understand the connection between my community and the refuges of nature that we share.

The majority of these photographs were captured in the Weelaunee forest that is being threatened to be destroyed to make way for the largest cop training facility in the world, resulting in 300 acres of forest being decimated and replaced with concrete.

While in the confines of a large city, the vulnerable process of exposing bare skin is made even more personal/intimate as we hide away in the few remaining undeveloped corners left to us.

This practice is a reminder of the importance of seeing that we are all deeply connected to nature and one another even when our lives take different paths. I strive to capture and express this hope of interconnectivity by creating these portraits of my community members and our collective visual voice. With each session I expand and understand more about myself and how vital it is to express vulnerability with one another, as well as how desperately we all need to be free inside the natural environment. This study allows me to see myself not just as one singular being but as a piece of something much greater.

All photos taken on 120 mm film in Atlanta, Georgia.