TECHRUNNERS

TECHRUNNERS is a genesis portrait photography collection that explores a dystopian cyberpunk future and its various characters comprised of hackers, mercenaries, and biker gangs. After watching movies like Ghost in the Shell, Bladerunner, and Ex Machina, I've dedicated myself to capturing portraits of characters in my cyberpunk world. I love this science fiction genre because of its deep roots in philosophy. The philosophy behind cyberpunk questions what it means to be human and if that matters. After seeing Bladerunner 2049 and being enamored by their prop department, I understood that implementing real, hand-made props into my process would make my photos feel more realistic as if I captured these photos in an actual futuristic dystopia. I build my props and wearable masks from toy parts, cables, and old electronics from second-hand stores. TECHRUNNERS is my love letter to the various works of media that created the science fiction subgenre of cyberpunk and those that pushed it forward, bringing new stories and ideas to the forefront of storytelling.