My Why

Photography has always been about capturing time for me, making it stand still in an image so I could hold onto that moment forever.  When I was eleven I got my first camera for Christmas and began my journey into capturing time.  As an adult I have created many albums and photo books of my life.  Our bookshelves are filled with these chronicles.

My photography path shifted toward fine art photography after I was accepted into the Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition in 2019.  To be included with such talented and accomplished artists felt like a turning point for me.  It was then that I started to think seriously about what I was doing with my photography.  Now, I capture images with more artistic intent.   I’m still recording our lives with my camera and creating photo books to fill our home’s bookshelves, but now I also fill my website with images.

I love the way the camera feels in my hand, the solidness of it.  I notice how my brain calms down when I have my camera with me, when I look at the world in front of me through the lens of my camera.  I feel more present, less distracted, more intentionally focused (no pun intended). 

If my brain was given a movie title it would be “Everything Everywhere All At Once”.  It is not quiet.  Ever.  Except when I am looking through my camera’s lens.  It feels like a gift.