Deep Singh

As a kid, the family moved around frequently. My parents are immigrants, my sister and I are the

first generation in America. Mama and Papa were impoverished when they first came to the new

land. I still remember the cockroach-infested apartment we shared with 20 other relatives. My

parents couldn't hold onto a place for very long before we had to leave and go elsewhere. They

could barely speak English, so that punctured their ability to hold onto a job and teach their

children English. No matter what happened, they still believed in my education. I didn't learn

English until I was well into Elementary school. That, and moving around a lot meant a lack of

friends for me. I had trouble communicating with words, and still to this day; but at the age of 12

I found the camera and started communicating through photography.