Visual Storyteller
Photographer, Videographer
From a young age, I realized the power of hair. I later developed an interest in photographing hair salons and barbershops in various parts of the world during my travels, noticing that while some hair treatments are universal, others are clearly influenced by cultural differences.
In Hair Matters, hair is used as a vehicle to discuss cultural identity, self-expression, and social landscape. In order to document the “hair choices” made by strangers met on the streets of New York City’s five boroughs, I carried my studio on wheels. Headshot photographs were taken and during a brief interview, the participants were invited to express what their hair meant to them. Some chose to talk about good hair, bad hair, natural hair, the significance of the beard in Orthodox Judaism and that of head coverage in Islam, Christianity and Sikhism, as well as Japanese hair traditions. Others focused the exchange on their hair’s color or style du jour as a strong marker of their uniqueness. Everyone has a story.

From Bloomfield, New Jersey (first generation Nigerian American)

From Har Sinai, and New York, New York

From Vancouver, Canada

From Southern California

From China

From Los Angeles, California

From Puerto Rico

From Poland

From Oakland, California

From Jersey City, New Jersey

From Harlem, New York

From Canada

From Puerto Rico

From Brooklyn (half Puerto Rican, half Chinese)

From the United Kingdom

From New York, New York

From New York, New York

From the Bronx, New York

From Carmel, California

From Tokyo, Japan

From Houston, Texas

From Margate, Florida

From Bengladesh

From China