My BFA Thesis Project, To Be Held By You, debuts my photography series that explores how queer, feminine intimacy has been navigated throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. In this photography series, I seek to showcase a glimpse of authentic queered intimacies that are experienced by folx of all genders through the use of 35mm film.

To Be Held By You offers an exploration of the physical intimacy - or lack thereof - during a time when medical and governmental restrictions limit the touch and connection we are permitted to have with others. Government sanctioned social distancing does not diminish the innate craving for human affection and physical connection that humans have. This series seeks to highlight queer femmes that are navigating intimacy in new ways in their homes. This series of large-scale, vertical, and horizontal images portrays a mix of candid and portrait photographs that work to highlight a range of experiences in the absence of in-person, queer spaces, and communities. The photos are informed by the conversations I had with my subjects about experiencing pleasure and loneliness in long-distance relationships, with new partners, and with themselves.