anon niggas.

in anon niggas, i explore the presence of black individuals who exist within and around my daily life. those strangely familiar yet unrecognizable figures that populate city streets, bus stops, and corner stores. through photography, i seek to capture the quiet intimacy of these fleeting encounters, the unspoken connections we feel moving through shared spaces.

by obscuring faces, or capturing them incidentally, i challenge traditional notions of identity and visibility, allowing the essence of presence to take precedence over individual recognition. there is a universality in the way black people acknowledge one another in passing—a subtle nod, a brief glance, a sense of knowing without knowing. my images hold onto that tension between anonymity and deep familiarity.

as a baltimore native, my perspective is shaped by the rhythm of the city and its people. inspired by alex webb’s complex urban compositions, justine kurland’s narratives of place and identity, deana lawson’s intimate portrayals, and latoya ruby frazier’s documentation of black life, I approach this work with an awareness of history, structure, and the delicate balance between documentation and interpretation.

this book is not just a collection of images—it is an archive of presence, an exploration of shared existence in spaces that are both personal and public. anon niggas is about seeing and being seen, about the quiet yet profound ways Black people occupy the world together.