Capturing artistic visions and activism through a camera lens

Capturing artistic visions and activism through a camera lens

The photography account on Instagram, “be.homebody,” displays the work of an Iowa State graduate making a name for themselves. Behind the camera lies artist and activist Avery Staker. “It’s really just about the visibility; it’s a place to put everything that I’m working on,” Staker said. “It’s really helped me kind of find a sense of agency to be like, ‘This is mine.’” When Staker spent a year studying abroad in Italy, a Sony Alpha 6000 camera …