Into Thin Air

In a world as connected as ours, it is hard to imagine that someone could disappear without a trace, never to be heard from or seen again. According to the National Crime Information Center, more than 320,000 women went missing in the United States in 2016. It seems as if these women vanish into thin air, leaving scarce information as to where they may have gone, and with little evidence to go off of, many of these cases remain cold, and their files are left to capture dust. 

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Taken with a pinhole camera, Into Thin Air is a series of self-portraits that depict the location where each missing woman was last seen. Whether they disappeared decades or only months ago, these women’s stories should not be forgotten. In this project, I place myself in the shoes of the missing, hoping that in some way, I can give life back to these women who may or may not still exist.