UNSUPERVISED the book coming in 2023
unsupervised
adjective
1. : not watched or under constant observation by someone in authority
“Imagine a world where families felt safe enough to live their lives free from the fear of judgment, criticism and inadequacy. To live a life unsupervised.”
Unsupervised is an intimate look at the modern family. My curiosity regarding the everyday routine of raising children is what lead me to begin spending anywhere between 24 and 72 hours simply documenting a family's unscripted life. With the birth of social media came the ability for anyone to present a highly curated version of themselves and their life, oftentimes under the social pressures to appear "perfect". I have watched this directly affect how parents, especially mothers, share their life with the outside virtual world. Ultimately, this creates a feeling of isolation and loneliness, as parents are completely disconnected from the reality of their life and their tailored life online. This photographic exploration is an attempt to reveal the similarities I have witnessed by photographing my subjects' vulnerability, challenges, joy, hardships and humorous moments of raising a family. It is my hope that this project helps parents feel less alone, realizing that their experience is a shared one with the global community of parents around the world, to remind us all of how much more we are connected, than divided.
