I’m Val, probably out on a run as you read this or, out and about with a camera in hand and some source of caffeine in the other. I feel incredibly lucky to call NYC my home but I’m originally from San José, Costa Rica.

I am formally trained as an architect, having earned my bachelor’s degree from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015, followed up by my Master’s degree from Yale School of Architecture in 2018. Nowadays I continue to work as an architectural designer.

In July 2022 I purchased my first camera and haven’t been able to sit still with it ever since. To the point where in December 2023, this same restlessness and curiosity led me to acquire my first film camera.

This website documents my photographic journey as I continue to explore, learn and teach myself how best to frame the bits and pieces of the world around me.