Samantha Salinas discovered photography when she was 10. Around age 17, she was captivated by making self portraits. The now 22 year old combines self portraiture with the effects of depression in attempt to eliminate the taboo subject of mental illness in today's society. 

These days she makes self portraits to bridge herself with the world around to make sense of what and how she feels. Photography is her medium to gain perspective and process hard events in her life by showing her struggles behind her great wall.