One of Six images in this series, "Identity." "To What Expense", is highlighted in this collective as an exploration of identity, and the idea that owning expensive brands equates to status. I struggled watching my mom growing up, as I always loved when she was able to own expensive brands as it resembled an item or luxury she was never able to reach when she was younger. Yet these riches somehow often over shadowed her feelings of comparison, feeling that she constantly felt less than others based on the type of bags she owned. There was often a simultaneous feeling of joy even with the weight on her shoulders of sorrow.