12/30/2025
Wow— 2025
Montana. Ice-cold roller skates. Birthdays.
Taking too many pictures. Finding pictures that belonged to my family.
Vinyl spinning. Kisses and hugs.
16mm short films. Dancing under a disco ball. Talking nonsense. Ballet, swimming, learning other art forms.
Rock, paper, scissors. Art. Gymnastics. Zine making.
Being a camera. Walking to the beach.
Watching a fire burn. Eating ice cream. Road trips. (Spain, France and Texas)
Talking to my dog—all the time.
Dessert. More ice cream. Looking at pictures.
Remembering those we lost. Trying to give lectures.
Watching more 16mm short films. Looking at vernacular photography.
Sitting inside my own personal archive. Finding lost memory cards from my honeymoon, graduation, aunts wedding.
Trying to survive in different community spaces without really knowing what I’m doing.
Going far: Paris, Spain, Montana.
That’s the list. That’s what 2025 sort of looked like.
Thank you—to everyone who made it special.
I hope, in some way, I made it special for you too.
Melissa📸✨