Photography
Auntie’s Room
Featured: Neighbors Studio, More Flowers Exhibit 2026
When cleaning out her room eight years after her passing, I encountered the quiet relics my great aunt, Rose Moscatelli, left behind. Relics that held her presence as much as her absence. In Auntie’s Room, I sought to capture not only the physical space, but the feeling it carried: a distinct warmth rooted in the traditions and textures of a first-generation Italian American dwelling. Through details like worn irons, religious memorabilia, and faded floral wallpaper, each photograph becomes a meditation on memory, domestic ritual, and the meaning of familial matriarchy.
Windows
Featured: Houston Center for Photography, Togethering Exhibit 2020
Windows is a collection of portraits taken from the opposite side of a window. The series, taken during the Covid-19 lockdown, is meant to reflect the reality of the time period. This idea was birthed through the struggle of finding a way to shoot while following the social distancing guidelines encouraged by the state. The Windows portraits portray the many emotions we feel during this time of solitude and unease. Inspired by traditional portraits, I worked to catch the emotion of the subject through facial expression, depth, reflection and contrast. The window itself represents not only the separation due to Covid-19 but also the barrier that can lie between the subject and the camera. Aside from the symbolism of the portraits, I still strove to create visually appealing photographs that are successful both with and without context. Working around the obstacles of Covid-19, Windows translates the emotions of this unsure time into a visual diary of the barrier placed between us.
Other Work
Digital and 35mm Film
