curious about who I am?

Very few of my childhood stories don't include my Best Buddy, my grandfather. "If Mom said, 'No,' ask Pawpaw." It was the motto we lived by... and it often got us in trouble.

Of our many mischievous activities, people watching was our favorite. No matter where we went and who it was, he had this ability to start a conversation with anyone. Me? I was a shy mess hiding behind him. It was always the same: they’d strike up a conversation, laugh, and eventually part ways, back on their individual journeys.

He was a dreamer and he shared his stories of adventure and life with me. My grandfather taught me many things in his infinite wisdom, but the most important lesson was to value the human heart inside each of us.

As his youngest grandchild, I had a three things I needed him around for: my college graduation, my wedding, and the birth of my first child. I completed my Bachelors of Fine Art (concentration in photography) with an accompanying a Minor in Art History in 2013. I married my amazing husband in 2016 and in 2018, we welcomed a baby boy into this world. He died at the age of 93 in 2019.

As a professional, I strive to continue his legacy of honoring the unique lives of those around me by capturing the stories we hold deep within. My style is a sweet mixture of the modern and old worlds. Photography is something I have tried many times to walk away from. It is a hard road made harder by the digital world. But it is a passion that runs deep in my soul and 27 years later, I still haven't been able to put the camera down.

Each moment is a new adventure. Each adventure a story to be told. Each story a form of immortality.