A chronic dabbler with a profound desire to understand purposefulness in things around them, René is photographer and chronicler based in Portland, Oregon. Awed by the engineering marvels found in both nature and design, they gleefully photograph birds, watches, and the real life that transects both passions. In addition to these passions, they study urban design and environment and write essays on city issues.

Enthusiastic about building community and driven by innate desires of their heart, they playfully fidget with the dichotomy of being an observer vs a creator, and relishes in creatively exploring how to integrate ideas into the world around them. Whether deconstructing and re-assembling existing things or designing something new from imagination, René is constantly seeking to engage their creative brain and share it with like-minded thinkers.