Born in Los Angeles and raised between Oregon and California, Daveed is a child of immigrant and indigenous parents from Mexico and Guatemala. 

Photography has always been a constant in their life. From staring at old family albums for hours on end to picking up their first camera as a teenager, Daveed uses the lens to communicate complexity within simplicity; peace within turmoil; juxtaposition within symmetry. Photography is both a story and a snapshot of a moment in time. 

As an unschooling activist and youth rights advocate, they facilitate for PDX Flying Squads, which is a a youth liberation and anti-oppression collective, and for the Village Free School, a democratic anti coercive self-directed center in Portland, OR. They are also part of the organizing team for the Alliance for Self Directed Education.  

Daveed is the singer/guitarist for ISCH 

Salem

circa 2022