i was born in celaya, guanajuato, mexico and raised in chicago, illinois.  as a young child , one would often find me sifting through old family albums. i am enchanted by film photography. my love for taking photos started in 2007 when i spent two weeks at the orphanage where i was born in mexico. over the past 10 years, i have visited the orphanage in mexico to spend time with the people there and a majority of my work documents the children growing through different stages of their lives. i am interested in various types of photography and currently enjoy portrait photography. i do not like staged/posed photographs and do minimal editing. to me, natural lighting and candid moments are what create a great photograph. i currently live in chicago's hyde park neighborhood. 

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