Born from a love of art and the inability to draw, Neon Howe found the camera to be the perfect tool to help express his creativity starting in 2010. Growing up introverted, much of his early photography work was centered around landscapes and inanimate objects, though he really wanted to capture portraits of people.

Pushing himself out of his comfort zone, he took part in the 100 strangers portrait project, where each day one goes out and takes a new portrait of a stranger, with their permission. The process of finding a new stranger to photograph was always nerve-racking, but at the same time exciting. Being able to connect one-on-one with people, get to know more about them and capture their portraits, he learned, was what fueled his creative process.

His passion for photography goes beyond the mere pursuit of aesthetics. He is driven by the belief that every person has a unique story worth preserving and sharing. His mission is to capture the raw emotions, the laughter, the tears, and the fleeting moments that define our lives. He is committed to freezing these evanescent sparks of existence, forever encapsulating the essence of human connection in his portraits.