Biography

My first camera was a clunky, black, point-and-shoot that traveled more in its lifetime than I had in mine. It was with that first camera that my love for photography started– opening a door where I could share what I was seeing and experiencing in the world.

Later I was given a purple point-and-shoot that was new, shiny, and captured moments with a different eye than my previous lens had. When I had friends over I used to direct them into place for photoshoots. We'd spend hours together playing model and artist. When high school rolled around I knew I wanted more with photography. I spent many extracurricular hours organizing in the school gallery, roaming the campus with my camera, and editing images in the photo lab. Even still, I wanted more. 

I submitted my photos for awards and publications around the country. I was published in Interlochen Review and Layman's Way. I was in charge of the senior gallery opening and had my own work featured in the show. Throughout my years I received statewide recognition, regional recognition, and a national award from Scholastic Art. 

Now, having graduated, I continue to move friends around as I take portraits; I've photographed weddings; I still submit work for publication; and I'm always working on something new. I've moved between Maine and North Carolina and I've attended schools in both New Hampshire and Michigan. No matter where I am I always have my camera because photography is part of who I am and part of what I hope to share with the world.

When I'm not elbow deep in the world of photography, I can be found writing poetry on scraps of paper scavenged during my life's journeys, playing with and enjoying the company of any dog that crosses my path, and hucking a Frisbee on whatever Ultimate field will have me.