about

My work is a visual exploration of emotion; an attempt to translate the inner experience of trauma, memory, and healing into form. I photograph emotions which I embrace or release, allowing the act of creation to become a process of transformation. Through shadow, light, and silence, I look to express what often cannot be spoken, the pain and the persistence of the human spirit.

Having lived through my own experiences with trauma, photography became both a refuge and a release; a space where I could confront the pain and reshape it into something that breathes with resilience. What begins as a personal narrative becomes a universal dialogue, as each image moves toward empathy and connection.

My background in psychology and my own trauma has helped me understand how we hold emotion in the body and in our soul, and how healing can appear through expression. 

Each photograph is not just an image, it is an offering, an invitation to witness, to feel, and to recognize the strength that can arise from brokenness.

My work is a testament to the power of art to reveal, release, and renew.

Mari Heredia