Sarah Hussey, Huss for short, is a photographer and writer based in Sacramento, CA. Graduating in 2018 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies from the University of California, Davis, they are now in the midst of getting their A.A. in photography from Sacramento City College. Huss did not discover their love for writing or photography until almost halfway through their college career when both writing and photography became their outlet.
Huss’ work explores the relationship between dark and light in relation to grief. Their work explores the way in which grief is thought of, felt, portrayed, misconstrued, and manifested. Huss is interested in the way that grief is seen from a societal point of view and how that affects those who are currently dealing with grief. It is often seen as a weakness to acknowledge one’s grief, and Huss seeks to challenge this idea. They play with the ever-changing, always transforming way in which grief is portrayed well by both shadows and highlights. There is a part to it that feels static, but it is never static for too long; grief dances between the light and the dark sometimes confusing itself. Therefore in their work, some images are dark and underexposed, others bright and a tad overexposed.
Aside from the work already mentioned, Huss takes quite an interest in people and portrait work. They strive to center those folx who are not centered by our society - Black and Brown folx, LGBTQIA+ folk, Disabled folx, Women of color, Native folx. They hope to work with fellow QTPOC as they continue their photography career.
When they are not writing or taking pictures one might find them daydreaming, cooking some mighty fine food, listening to or making music, searching for a deliciously tattered old book to dive into, dodging bites from their kitten, reading about astrology, tending to their plant babies, driving to some obscurely cute location, eating hot cheetos, or catching up with friends.