My love of photography started before the digital age. I had my dads old manual 35mm SLR and you only had 24 or 36 shots per film and you didn’t know how they were going to turn out till you developed the film. Back in that time you were more careful about each shot, and you didn’t do too many “selfies” because you couldn’t adjust the focus from in front of the camera. I typically did my “selfies” in front of a mirror.

The habit continued for me, although I eventually upgraded to digital, I remained behind the lens.

I started to notice that there were barely any pictures of me. I wanted proof I existed, or at least proof that I was part of a moment. One picture that stood out for me where I felt forgotten is in an old picture from high school. The picture is of my “gang” but I’m not in the picture because I was taking it.

I wondered if anyone noticed I was missing from the picture, from that moment. There was no mention of me. But I WAS there, sitting across from them like I did everyday for lunch. I didn’t want to be forgotten.

Then one day while playing Legos with my son I built a Lego version of myself and him just for fun. And right then I had the idea of Lego me.