EASTERN-CENTRAL AFRICA

In 2018, I traveled to Uganda to visit my twin sister, who had been living and working there for more than half a decade. For five weeks, I moved across the country—from south to north, east to west—completely immersed in its landscapes, wildlife, and rhythms. At first, I had no intention of beginning a photographic project. I simply wanted to look, to be present.

Surrounded by vast nature and wild animals, I often felt like an outsider, a quiet intruder in a space that was not mine. I learned to be still, to wait. Sometimes I stayed in one place for hours before taking a single photograph. I tried to let go of expectations and remain open to whatever might unfold. One day, as if to reward the waiting, I witnessed an eagle nosedive beside me, attacking a cobra less than five feet away. It was a moment of raw intensity—wild, precise, and utterly unexpected.

This journey left a lasting impression, one I am returning to now with new focus. I did traveled to Uganda the next year to continue work with refugees and displaced people. With over 1.4 million refugees, Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting nations in the world. Many have fled conflict in South Sudan or the Democratic Republic of Congo, escaping war, political instability, and economic crisis.

What began as an exploration of landscape and stillness is becoming something more—an ongoing visual conversation about movement, loss, belonging, and survival.