I’m 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.

At 22, I moved to Eswatini through Princeton in Africa to begin my full-time career in international development. By 23, after being forcibly repatriated during the pandemic, I rebuilt my life in New York City. Since then, I’ve grown from nonprofits focused on refugee advocacy and health access to leading award-winning global social impact programs in private equity and tech — all while carving a creative career that’s just as bold.

In 2024, my solo trip to Japan transformed into a celebrated body of work, later exhibited through Free Juice University’s mentorship program. As an advocate for Eritrean human rights, I expanded into arts journalism - serving as Associate Editor and authoring a tribute to imprisoned journalists and dissidents in 2001 Magazine. My photography has been exhibited in Houston and NYC, and from 2021-2024, I planned and led a creative community through Black Women Photographers’ NYC meetups.

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.