My name is Montana and I like to make art.

There is a part of me that navigates the world. And then there’s this.

Make Waves exists because the other part - the one that lives deepest - needed somewhere to go. Somewhere to breathe. A space to relinquish the fear of vulnerability. Many of us put on masks as we go about our day - this is where I get to take mine off.

I came to photography, music, and art the way most people come to the things that make them feel less alone: quietly and out of necessity. Art was the thing that made the strangeness of being alive feel a little less uncomfortable. It was the only place I could bring myself to have a voice. And even though it wasn’t very loud, it was mine.

Growing up in Cayman shaped who I am, but so did the painful departure of moving away. As a child growing up in paradise, art was a hobby - something I fully enjoyed, but never relied on. Leaving at the age of 14 and living in two other countries and four different cities took me so far out of my comfort zone, I felt like I no longer knew how to move through the world. That’s when art became my friend - the only outstretched hand in a swirling sea where I was treading water.

Since then, I’ve grown up. I still long for the feeling of exploration and discomfort at the edges of the world, but I’m happy knowing I get to come back home to my island of familiarity, friends, and family.

I shoot what moves me. I make music for the part of me that refuses to stay silent. This is not a portfolio. It is not a brand in the way that word is usually meant. It is an ongoing and honest attempt to take what lives deepest and bring it to the surface - in a photograph, a song, or any other form that this part of me deems necessary.

I’m not claiming to be talented. I am just here to honor the part of me that is trying to claw its way out without allowing the “you’re not good enough” to bury it any longer. Maybe you’ll like it, maybe you won’t. Maybe this feeling exists in you, too. If something here resonates with you , then you already understand what this is about.