To myself, 5 years ago… Hi sweet girl. Merry Christmas, and congratulations on getting your first “big-girl” camera. All of those years of babysitting really paid off, and I know you must be so excited to start taking photos like the “pros”. Remember when you were only eight years old, and you used to …
To my past, present, and future self, all wrapped up in one soiled newspaper, Don’t listen to yourself. What you think love is, is just an illusion; a Monet of a beauty that when seen up close, are just made of tiny dots that mean nothing if not put in the right place, …
Dear Past Self, Look at you, figuring out where you stand in this world. Always reaching, trying new things, & pushing through. There was a point in your life where none of that would have been like you. Instead, you were fearful, incredibly shy, deeply inward, & still feeling the stings from hurtful wounds …
To my past self… Do you remember the reason why you bought your first camera? It wasn’t to be creative or to express yourself. It wasn’t to be a ‘professional’ or to set up a business. It was a way to document the development and journey of the most amazing little people in …
Image when I first started: the year 2012 To my past self: I remember how excited and yet lost you felt when you first wanted to pursue professional photography. You looked around, followed numerous photographers all over the world. You tried to figure out what style is wanted. What do other successful photographers do, and …
To my past self: I see you standing there, staring at the brand new camera fresh out of the box. I see your fingers on those buttons, feeling so foreign. I see that dial placed in auto and thinking you have no idea what you’re doing. And you don’t. I see you sitting there at …
CIRCA MAY 2011 Dear past self, just starting out on this photography journey. You don’t know it now, but this isn’t going to be the short-lived, side-gig that you think you’re trying out. You’re going to stumble upon what feels like your calling and your heart is going to be all in on this. The …
Dear me, Welcome to your photography journey. You will discover a few things about yourself during this journey. You will learn that you are a lot more empathetic than you ever thought you were. Photoshop will run super slow on your pc that you will turn to the dark side and purchase an …
Artists do not ask for permission
I had the intention and desire to capture every moment of my kids growing because they sprout up so quickly. That desire was enough to keep me clicking away, but I didn’t know that the desire was going to grow into a passion for life due to a dramatic incident.