home

This body of work is dedicated to my brother, Daniel, who loves Miami as much as I do. Who was similarly consumed by his passion to leave this electric city, warm beaches, and loving friends, to pursue professional soccer. 

 

I’ve thought a lot about what home means to me. How come I feel the feeling of home in so many places? Cities like Miami (where I grew up ) Medellin, Colombia (where my family is from), and New York City (where I currently live). The atmosphere around my people like Papi y Mami, my brother Daniel, and a handful of my dear friends. 

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It’s been said that home is where your family is, where your friends are, where your plants are, or, how my roommate so candidly put it, where your makeup is. I’ve realized, to me, home is where there is no need for explanation. Where I can just exist without words. I believe to be known is to be loved. With these cities and people, I’ve reached such a point where they know me. They’ve seen me, in all my states. With them, I feel home. 

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This body of work “home” depicts my first home, the suburbs of Miami, South Florida. At the end of 2023, I moved to New York City to pursue photography while my parents and brother moved to Barcelona to pursue professional soccer, officially leaving Miami in our past. However, this hasn’t stopped my brother and I from returning on breaks and and staying with friends. This body of work was shot within the span of three weeks in December 2024 during my winter break. 

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When I returned for break, I was mesmerized by the familiar sites of my past I took for granted, and set to memorialize what I left behind. Some of these places include the beach, beach parking lots, Margharitaville Plaza, Tree Tops Park, the Everglades, Isa’s backyard, and even the highway. In revisiting the familiar and exploring the unfamiliar, I felt, for the first time, I truly saw my corner of South Florida, as it had so intimately seen me. I find home in many corners of the world, yet this was my first.

These photographs are my love letter to South Florida, a place I will forever nostalgically cherish.​