In the winter of 2026, a relentless blizzard transformed the elevated steel arteries of Queens into a study of Astoria’s industrial skeleton. This collection is a witness to that transformation-a series of moments where the neighborhood’s iron ribs are laid bare under the weight of a white-out.

Beyond the grand of frozen tracks, the lens searches for the human pulse within the storm. We see it in the steady ascent of commuters, the tireless “double eyes” of subway operators peering through iced glass, and the shopkeepers of the Japanese Family Market clearing the way for their neighbors. These are the faces of a community that does not stop, even when buried.

From the grit of a slush-covered floor to the fading silhouette of the bridge, Steel Forest documents a community at a standstill-reminding us that beneath the heavy iron, the neighborhood’s heart remains resolute, stubbornly alive.