by__hand is an upcycling apparel design project by my friend Nicole Liao. Nicole is a brilliant graphic designer who I worked on some Nike projects with in 2019. I always love seeing what creative professionals do on the side, and was really inspired when I saw the clothes she was making from found and thrifted things. The dress was a Wu Tang Clan hawaiian shirt.The gingham skirt & top set was a table cloth. Etc.

With a lot of nervous hesitation (I was new to portrait photography at the time), I asked if she was interested in planning a shoot to capture her work. Thankfully she was excited about it, and after some planning we spent a fun day shooting in the Columbia Gorge about an hour outside Portland. I'm grateful to Nicole for believing in me enough to work on this together.