Natalie King

Being born in 1995 to a mormon family, my life has been a succession of identity crises: millennial or Gen Z; male or female; straight or lesbian. Thankfully, I do have one constant, reliable source of creative stimulation- photography and camerawork.

I was given my first camera at 3-4 years old, a Canon Snappy 20. Along with the thrill of getting my first roll of film back from the developers, I always enjoyed opening up the back of the camera and looking at the shutter and light-box. I remember holding a digital point-and-shoot for the first time and being disappointed I couldn’t open up the back and look through the lens. That same sense of awe and wonder inspired me to get back into film photography five years ago, around the same time I started my MTF transition.

My whole life I’ve loved and respected artists who created authentically - be it in literature, cinema, music, manga- and for myself all I’ve ever wanted is to be anxiously engaged in a similar pursuit of artistic excellence. Of all the technologies and tools I’ve worked with, camerawork is my favorite and the one that comes to me the most naturally. I’ve had an instinct for documenting the world around me, recording the feelings and impressions of the life happening around me.