20 years of photography

I’ve had a camera in my hand since age 10, when my mother first handed me her film point-and-shoot. I quickly became the designated family photographer and found my joy in documenting the every day. But, I truly fell in love with the medium in 10th grade when I discovered the hands-on art of darkroom photography by learning the ins-and-outs of taking, developing and printing images by hand. I began my portrait photography business in 2012, while still continuing to travel and make travel photographs. Photography has been not only my chosen form of expression for most of my lifetime, but my way of learning about the world, of getting to know people and places, and even of getting to know myself.