About

Hi! I’m Selene, I’m an aerodynamics engineer and entrepreneur. i love CAMERAS and taking photos.

My interest in photography began in Los Angeles after watching a documentary about Ara Güler, the "Eye of Istanbul”. Inspired by his ability to capture hidden stories, I picked up my first camera and started documenting the overlooked moments of urban life.

I picked up my first serious camera, a Leica CL from the Los Angeles Leica Store in West Hollywood. I was inspired by Ara Güler’s gear and as an engineer, I have always been fascinated with beautiful machinery, which is why I went there. One reason I love photography is the mechanical interaction and process that happens with the camera.

I am not a pro, just love learning about photography and sharing my work with the world. I started taking photos in Los Angeles and posting on instagram to my tiny account. A few years later I was reached out to by Trope, a Chicago based publishing company focused on photography books regarding these photos and how they wanted to feature them in their Los Angeles photo book. I was over the moon to see my work being appreciated and making its way into a print format for people to see and preserve.

Using my Leica (started with the CL, now using the SL2-S and D Lux 8), I focus on framing the everyday in a way that reveals new perspectives.

I genuinely love taking photos and I still do not know why. I noticed this after I started dreaming about photo walks (during which I would not have a camera with me, stumble across an amazing composition and feel the same frustration I feel in real life).