Life has taught me it is anything but neat and tidy with a shiny bow. It is full of curveballs, obstacles, mountains to climb.
In the middle of all that mess is people. Connections. Authentic, real, and raw relationships. Sure, sometimes those connections and relationships are the difficulties of our lives; marriage and parenting have shown me that. Life didn’t come with a pause button, allowing me to navigate or fix the mess, then hit play and go back to the picture-perfect. Navigating the chaos is my journey. It is through the lens of imperfections I see beauty. My story is beautiful, not despite its imperfections, but because of them.
My journey is the Life. Capturing that life through a lens, helps me process the mess.
A kitchen table is where so many journeys begin. It is the birthplace of my story as a teaching artist. I began teaching amateur photographers in 2015 at kitchen tables. My love for teaching has grown since becoming a teaching artist. As a teaching artist, I am passionate about the connections of interdisciplinary education. Using a creative medium to teach a concept that students might otherwise struggle with or find boring is the motivation to write the curriculum and think outside the box when it comes to educating our children and adults.
As a documentary photojournalist, I pick personality over perfection. My desire in every session is to make pictures that tell a portion of the client’s story. In my portrait work, I spend time with the client