Thoughts

TW: Sexual Assault

by Mekdes Kabeto

“I use photography almost like therapy, the act of taking photographic images gives me peace and grounds me which gives me space to figure out my thoughts and feelings, which I put into a sentence that I use alongside my images to create a story. This style of storytelling was inspired by Sarah Bahbah. I like to portray real emotions and vulnerability in my work. I think this piece came about from the open conversations I had with my friend that models for me.”

Mekdes Kabeto is a first-year journalism student. She loves storytelling in all forms, her personal medium is photography. She likes to explore different styles of photography and play with light and angles. Her biggest inspirations are Sarah Bahbah, Sam Dameshek, people in her life, and conversations she has as well as movies and music.