Her body of work is a study of the practicality of light, and carries motifs of the convergence of intersectionality in identity politics with a primary focus on gender, race, religion, & class structures. Michelle’s photographic work aims to deconstruct how overlapping identities can result in various forms of injustice affecting individuals in their day-to-day experiences with power and authority.

Michelle Shiraziefard’s thematic perspective developed from her unique experiences as a woman of color, (amongst other factors) and by working with the world as she finds it.