Our daily lives and attention have become consumed by phones, social media, and a steady stream of "content". It has become hard to stay engaged with what surrounds us. To combat this I began taking daily walks on the 606/Bloomingdale Trail in Chicago. While doing this I saw seasonal changes and began photographing them. This led to me finding the science of phenology (the study of how seasonal changes occur, and change over time) and the National Phenology Network. I began volunteering for the NPN, providing data to thousands of scientists who study our environment and how it is changing. This data is being used to track climate change by observing the impacts it is having on the plants and animals around us. These changes may not be readily apparent, but become glaringly obvious when you slow down to look at them.
My goal with this project is to provide a record of our changing environment and to get people to take the time to be present in the world they inhabit.
