I’m Kayla Rose, a photographer and curator, currently pursuing my Master’s in Creative Sociology. Those titles give language to what I do, but they don’t fully hold it. At the core, I’m curious about how people live; what we carry, how we move, the spaces we exist in, and how all of that shapes who we become over time. My work sits in those in-between moments, documenting culture as it’s felt and as it is seen. I’m based in Louisiana, working between Baton Rouge (22504) and New Orleans—places that have shaped and continue to shape how I see the world. I build worlds for memories to live in. As Co-Founder of 2WOUnit, a boutique experiential production studio, I help create space for artists, ideas, and collaboration to come together in a way that feels intentional and community-driven. That same intention carries into The Pearl at Julia Street, a gallery and cultural space that is dedicated to exhibitions, programming, and creative experiences. It’s a place built to hold work, conversation, and community, centering artists and the environments they come from.Everything I create—and everything I build—comes back to the same thing: documenting culture as it’s lived, and making room for it to exist.