purpose

In August 2026, my family and I were involved in a near-fatal car accident while traveling to Texas for my brother's graduation. In those terrifying moments, our lives flashed before our eyes. As I was being transported to the emergency room in an ambulance, my mind was filled with unanswered questions. Are we going to be okay? Is everyone alive? How is my mom? Will she make it? Not knowing my mother's condition and where my other family members were was one of the most frightening feelings I had ever experienced. I remember thinking to myself, if my mom doesn't make it, do we even have enough photographs together to remember her by? Would we have a family portrait to display at her funeral?



It was a heartbreaking thought, but one that completely changed the way I viewed life and photography. I realized that life is incredibly fragile, and everything we know and love can change in the blink of an eye. We often assume we'll have another tomorrow, another family gathering, or another opportunity to take that photograph. But the truth is, tomorrow is never promised.