Screen Time

Cellphones are ubiquitous, and they have changed public spaces.

As people turn away from each other and toward devices, phone interactions feel hidden and private; yet every online action is potentially public. We often share more about our private lives to strangers on social media than to those sitting beside us.

My photographic series “Screen Time” pairs a studio portrait with a reveal of the subject's phone screen, showing their recent activity. How does this knowledge, which might reinforce or contradict an initial impression, influence our perception of an individual? What sorts of clues are hiding in the browser cache? This series explores how the pervasive influence of technology impacts privacy, identity, and engagement with one another.