The Ta Project combines tintype portraiture and street photography to explore identity, resilience, and how people are seen. The project began in New York City, whose diversity and movement provide the perfect stage.

An upside-down vintage camera displays a portrait of a young woman with dark hair styled in two buns, wearing glasses and a black top, against a blurred background.

Tintype

Tintypes, made with an antique process, require patience and stillness. Each plate becomes a unique artifact, created through ritual and dialogue, binding subjects to history. In 2025, this slowness feels urgent: in a culture where images are made and forgotten instantly, the tintype resists speed. It creates space for presence, for listening, for asking what deserves to endure.

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An elderly man wearing sunglasses, a blue 'I love Jesus' cap, and a white short-sleeve shirt is holding a red sign that says 'I Believe in Jesus' during a public event or protest in a busy urban area.
Person with blonde hair squinting in sunlight, wearing a colorful button-up shirt with cartoon patterns, layered with purple and black striped sleeves, accessorized with bracelets, a plush keychain, and standing against a pastel blue wall.
An elderly man with a white beard and glasses sitting on a park bench, playing a white accordion. He's wearing a white fedora, white shirt, red bandana, light-colored pants, red socks, and white shoes. There is a water bottle on the bench beside him and a wheelchair near him.

Street Photography

The street portraits move in the opposite direction—fast, surprising, and unpredictable. Using a portable blue backdrop, chosen for its associations with healing and clarity, I unify subjects while situating them out of the chaos of the city. These fleeting encounters reveal how much people share, even in passing.

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