Christopher learned to hide before he even knew what he was hiding from — a preschool photo, cut into pieces, became the first secret of many.

Years later, that instinct to hide turned into a gift: an eye for coded imagery, a way of saying everything without saying anything at all.

From Catholic guilt and nightmares about being found, to queer art, kink, assault, healing, autism, and finally peace — Christopher’s story is a study in what it means to be seen.

This is how a gay kid raised to disappear learned to use the camera to say, “I’m here.”