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✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

✨ Showcasing the beauty of L’Occitane through my lens! ✨

Inspired by the Néroli & Orchidée scent—a vibrant blend of orange blossom and delicate orchid—I set out to create bold, elegant product shots that highlight the story behind the fragrance. 🌸🍊

📸 Shot at home with a single light setup, these images prove that impactful product photography doesn’t require a huge studio—just creativity and skill.
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#productphotography #flashphotography #homephotoshoot #stilllifephotography #orchid #loccitane #neroli

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Model: @macxrae
Stylist: @aunnanicole_
Photographer: @cloeeleighs_gallery
Studio: @bee_roll_studios

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Model: @macxrae
Stylist: @aunnanicole_
Photographer: @cloeeleighs_gallery
Studio: @bee_roll_studios

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Model: @macxrae
Stylist: @aunnanicole_
Photographer: @cloeeleighs_gallery
Studio: @bee_roll_studios

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Model: @macxrae
Stylist: @aunnanicole_
Photographer: @cloeeleighs_gallery
Studio: @bee_roll_studios

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Did I shoot these about three months ago and am only just now posting them? Yes. Yes I am.

Jewelry by @gabrielaceballosd 🍑

Study 3:

A Hungarian wax pepper pierced with oversized gold safety pins. Held upright by a flower frog, shot in natural light on bubble wrap.

#stilllife #stilllifephotographer #grunge #pierced #safetypins

Study 3:

A Hungarian wax pepper pierced with oversized gold safety pins. Held upright by a flower frog, shot in natural light on bubble wrap.

#stilllife #stilllifephotographer #grunge #pierced #safetypins

A little peek into the styling process

Just about done editing these and can’t wait to share the final images.

Thank you @antimonyjewelry for trusting me with your work.

Something fruity 🍊🍐

Something fruity 🍊🍐

Something fruity 🍊🍐

BTS of styling, staging + shooting new work for @saratoninhaircare 🥭🍉🍊🌿 just playing with visual pairings + set moments
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More from this set already posted!

These horizontal shots needed their own post!
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Jewelry: @gabrielaceballosd

These horizontal shots needed their own post!
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Jewelry: @gabrielaceballosd

These horizontal shots needed their own post!
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Jewelry: @gabrielaceballosd

These horizontal shots needed their own post!
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Jewelry: @gabrielaceballosd

These horizontal shots needed their own post!
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Jewelry: @gabrielaceballosd

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Spring cleaned my camera roll 🌸📷
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Styled, shot, & edited by yours truly

Products: @saratoninhaircare

#spring #propstyling #productphotography #stilllifephoto #🌸

Still Life Study 2

I played with the white balance, exposure, and lighting position while shooting this set!

Swipe ➡️ to see some fun long exposure shots!

Still Life Study 2

I played with the white balance, exposure, and lighting position while shooting this set!

Swipe ➡️ to see some fun long exposure shots!

Still Life Study 2

I played with the white balance, exposure, and lighting position while shooting this set!

Swipe ➡️ to see some fun long exposure shots!

Still Life Study 2

I played with the white balance, exposure, and lighting position while shooting this set!

Swipe ➡️ to see some fun long exposure shots!

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

Thank you @_emilyteague for these updated headshots 🫶🏻

I wanted to share a little update.

I’m shifting towards styling (products, objects, still life) and art direction. A lot of what I’ve always loved most about photography has been the styling, sourcing, and building out the world of an image.

I’m still shooting, just more self-directed, focusing on still lifes, beauty, and concepts that let me explore objects and imagery together.

This shift has been hard. I had a bit of a crash out recently because it felt like I was failing or giving something up. I’m starting to see that differently; but that’s just part of learning and figuring out where I actually fit.

I’m really excited to connect with more creatives, build out my styling portfolio, and collaborate!

Really looking forward to this next chapter 🌟

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc

What is Chosen | What is Carried

@monadnyc saw it first.

Created for Womanhood in honor of #womenshistorymonth , this diptych holds two perspectives: inheritance and intention.

What is Carried (slide 2) is built from objects passed down through the women in my life: great-grandmothers, grandmothers, my mother-in-law, and my mom. The lace, the termeh, the warm tones of yellow and brown, everything rooted in memory, lineage, and what quietly stays with us.

زن، زندكَى، آزادى
Woman, Life, Freedom
held closely in honor of my mother-in-law, and for the women in Iran living this reality in the present.

What is Chosen (slide 1) looks forward. A reflection on autonomy, resistance, and hope, grounded in the colors of the women’s rights movement: green, white, and purple.

Each object holds meaning:

Butterfly — transformation
Iris — placed on the graves of Greek women as a symbol of guidance into the afterlife, echoing the female form
Cut hair — autonomy and reclamation
Pears — the body, soft and present
IUD imagery — reproductive choice
Fist with Venus symbol — collective power, held not given.

The rights many women hold today were not gained equally, and not by those who benefit from them most. Black women, women of color, queer and trans women, and disabled women have long been at the forefront of liberation movements, while often remaining the most targeted and least protected.

As a disabled woman, this piece is both personal and hopeful; rooted in where we’ve been, and what we still have the power to shape.

A reflection of what we inherit, what we choose, and what we are still fighting to become.

#zanzendegiazadi #womenhood #monadnyc