In 2020, I started driving out to Joshua Tree by myself to reconnect with photography. It was peak quarantine, I had just gotten out of a long term relationship, and I was entering my early 20’s. I felt I had no sense of who I was or what I was doing. I found myself gravitating towards abandoned homesteads. Joshua Tree is very desolate and silent, reflecting the state of mind I had at the time. I found comfort capturing the stillness of these houses at a time where I myself felt still.


I always knew I wanted to revisit shooting these houses. The more that time passed, the more I realized their isolation, wear, and transparency was a true self reflection of my struggles then. I wanted to capture that feeling incorporating polaroid and print work. The decision for every material and medium used illustrates the ghost of the house and myself. 



photo transfer, plexiglass, polaroid, 20 x 28”



photo transfer, plexiglass, polaroid, emulsion Iift, 20 x 28”



photo transfer, plexiglass, polaroid, 20 x 28”




Doyle Arts Pavillion, 2024
Costa Mesa, CA