My First Photoshop experiment...nearly ended in tears, my friends.

This is Squash Man. The creation of him was incredibly frustrating and humbling. Enjoy.

Photo Essay

Each year, the Vagina Monologues is performed at Hunter and across the globe to stop the epidemic of violence against women. These are some of the student and faculty activists that are part of the movement. The annual V-Day Fair is an opportunity to educate the Hunter community about the impact of the VDAY organization and groups in the area that they can support and get involved with.

Students walk through the tabling area of Hunter West, often home to a variety of causes.

Lois Abugho and Dahana Louis, co-director and an organizer of the Vagina Monologues, attend a meeting for the V-Day Fair.

Organizers and representatives of various women's rights groups from around the city set up for the V-DAY fair, promoting various issues affecting New York women.

Monica Carr, student and activist, talks with another student and shows off her tattoo of Margaret Fuller, considered one of the founders of modern feminism.

Carmelina Cartei has been a major advocate of the enfranchisement of the Women's Studies Program at Hunter, and has been involved in the Vagina Monologues for many years.

Artist Statement

I believe that truth and real life are ultimately more inspiring than even the most honest fiction. Documentary filmmaking allows a fleeting glance across a range of difference. I am curious about the lived experiences of those who differ from myself, how they feel, what they think, what is important to them, what they are passionate about. I want to learn about the space that they occupy, geographically, mentally, and physically, in the world. I am interested in bringing those stories to life, to resonate with people who share their emotional, if not life experience. I am deeply moved by happiness borne out of hardship, of struggle, of love and of survival. These are the elements fundamental to making us human, and I want people to be reminded of these elements. Humanity lies within small moments that we share and struggle with every day, from a child’s triumph in learning to tie a shoe to the triumph of the first democratic vote in Iraq. I enjoy watching people who are passionate about what they do, and it is when that passion is shared that we find the common ground between us. It is my passion to find the common ground between people.