Do you model on a regular basis?

It varies. Some months you get more work than other months. Sometimes you get that one big paying job out of nowhere. I used to go to NYC every other week and shoot for a week straight. It would be for clothing brands or hair products or just for content to put up on social media websites. But shooting comes and goes. These days, I’m trying to shoot more and promote myself as a photographer instead of a model.

How is that going?

It seems to be going all right. I have friends who model and want me to take pictures, which is good, but that’s not what I’m looking to shoot. I like documenting life. That’s why I’m moving to L.A. in a couple weeks — to establish myself and pursue photography. Though, I’ll be happy if my car makes it all the way to the West Coast.

Your car — would you say that’s the most expensive thing you own?

Yeah, I mean it’s paid off, but to keep it working, yea. My car’s 11 years old and it’s only got 160,000 miles on it. It’s a Scion XB, and it’s completely beat up. Aesthetically, it looks horrible — there are no bumpers anymore; the East Coast ice took off my trunk handle last year, so now it’s taped on. A few winters ago snowplow ran into the left side of it and busted my tail light. NYC refused to pay for it. That’s two or three thousand dollars right there. I had to replace the brakes this year, and the year before that, I got new tires. I’m just pushing it to the limit.

What else do you spend money on?

I hardly ever buy myself anything. I’m not a high maintenance person and I’m not materialistic. I do like nice things, don’t get me wrong, I spent $500 dollars on this sheet set from Restoration Hardware. That was the first time in like 5 years, I bought something nice for myself. So, some things are nice to invest in and, like, treat yourself to. But these sheets are probably the most expensive things in my house right now. Now a days, transitioning to photography, my money is going towards gear.

Do you have any other luxuries, other than the sheets?

I am very lucky to have my friend Genessa who is a hair stylist — otherwise, I’d hardly ever get my hair done. When you want a trim they charge you $100 — that doesn’t make sense to me. I’ll pull all my hair forward and cut it myself. I never get my nails done, I never get my toes done, I never get massages. I never do any of that — the only kind of luxury is going out to eat. I love food. I love trying new restaurants. That’s like our traveling.

How often do you go out to eat?

Most of the time we cook at home. But every now and then we might go to a little diner and just get eggs and toast. Or like a pancake or something. We split a lot of meals.