I am a self-taught Eritrean-American film photographer, visual storyteller, and cultural archivist based in New York City. My cinematic, street-style work explores identity, heritage, and human connection, shaped by lived experiences across North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

My journey began at 22 when I moved to Eswatini through Princeton in Africa launching my career in international development. After being forcibly repatriated during the pandemic at 23, I rebuilt my life in New York City and have since evolved from nonprofit work in refugee advocacy and healthcare access to leading award-winning global social impact programs — all while carving my own creative path.

Creative work became my essential complement to social impact work. As an advocate for Eritrean human rights, I conducted a rare interview with a founding member of the Eritrean Movement for Human Rights and Democracy for 2001 Magazine. In 2024, my solo trip to Japan transformed into a celebrated body of work, later exhibited through Free Juice University’s mentorship program. My photography has been exhibited in Houston and NYC, and from 2021-2024, I planned and led NYC’s Black Women Photographers meetups, fostering creative community across the city.

I create to reveal hidden truths, challenge conventional narratives, and craft work that resonates beyond the moment. Through my lens, overlooked lives and untold stories are transformed into enduring visual archives —compelling, poetic, and profoundly human.