Being a black queer fashion photographer from the Bronx has given me my own perspective in my work. These details of my identity are weaved into the DNA of my photographs by representing the underrepresented people in these communities. That being said in my career as a photographer I want to build a free program that teaches underprivileged queer kids to be creative using photography as their medium and outlet. As I grow as a fashion photographer in the following years, gaining more knowledge and experience in this industry I will create a program for these kids. I feel the need to share the information I have plus the knowledge I’ll continue to gain with people that want to be creative and express themselves through photography. I was one of these kids and I didn’t have this opportunity at that young age. I didn’t have the opportunity to know that photography can be a career, that being a creative wasn’t just a hobby. I had to learn on my own later in life that this was possible as a career option. I can see it’s not an easy one and that it’s the road less traveled, for black queer kids coming from underprivileged communities. I want them to know that there are black photographers out there, I want to be one example of this to all of my communities. I am a hard working, self starting person. Going back to school at the age of 24 for my passion for photography was the best and hardest decision I had to make for myself. In my early college years I was pursuing a career I didn't necessarily want to be in for the sake of being able to live comfortably.