I am a street documentary photographer shooting the cultural environment in Corona, Queens. I can capture my Hispanic heritage through the community that I live in while contrasting it with the greater city that looms over it. Acknowledging the issues and lives that aren’t looked at provides the community with eyes that sense the reality of what it takes to be a part of the city. The working-class Hispanic who makes ends meet on the street selling, or the kids playing, enjoying their childhood while other kids live adult lives. People being people in real time, finding their way through life. My New York is not yours, you might not understand it. Coming from Mexican-born parents gives me a different view of life than most. Going back and forth from my parents' home to mine, bringing back with me astonishing views of my culture. Saturated cropland, rich animal and plant life, and the people who call their town home. Being true to the beauty of the land, my parents once lived by documenting the space and its people.

Photography becomes an extension of self once the first frame is shot. I am never without my camera; any experience is worth the time to wait and capture its essence. Each frame can be related to a moment in my life, it's documented in a way that can bring someone in while providing a sense of story in an image.