This series was made between 1996 and 2001, during my college years in and around New York City and New Jersey, at a time when friendships formed quickly and lives overlapped without much thought of what came next. Days and nights blurred together, shaped by shared apartments, long conversations, late trains, and the quiet understanding that came from spending so much time together.
These photographs are about the people I moved through that time with, the relationships that defined those years, and the closeness that felt permanent while it was happening. Some friendships lasted, others changed or drifted away, but each left a mark. The camera became a way to hold onto moments that already felt like they were passing.
Shot on black-and-white film, the images function as personal records of connection and presence. Looking back, they speak less about a place than about time, how briefly we occupy certain chapters of our lives, and how quickly they become memory.