Remote Portrait for Women of the Year '23 Issue of TIME Magazine and My First TikTok

Entering the brave new world of digital storytelling.

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I threatened to make a TikTok account in a recent post. With minimal procrastination, I finally did it, and it wasn’t as intimidating as expected. Granted, I haven’t recorded myself talking on camera yet, but I have amassed 40 followers, and that’s exciting.

The first stage is about exploring and understanding the platform and my place within it. Using robotic voices and glamor filters is still beyond my comfort zone, so I have focused on learning new ways of storytelling that combine behind-the-scenes video and still images.