"One of the craziest moments that happened for me was meeting Devin Allen. We got into a conversation about photography and he literally, and I mean literally gave me his camera off of his neck. I told myself I'd take it seriously then," he says. "Devin was an inspiration. So after then it was really on. Photography is my way to get access to people on a different level. I feel like documenting is helping them. And if it is I want to help millions of them. Like most people see drug addicts and drug dealers around here but I feel like my photos show them another side—people should know that we are surviving with almost nothing here."