Where do I start?

 

I never would have described myself as artistic or creative growing up, as I was always the one who excelled

in school and was really good with more technical subjects like math. This was the path I followed, eventually

going to college and getting a degree in Business Administration - Accountancy. Working over 20 years

now in the industry, getting married to my high school boyfriend and having a son who is now in college,

sums up much of my life, outside of pets, family and my amazing friends.

 

I was always one who seemed to take on more, whether it was driving kids to school or practice, taking on

roles with the PTA or helping with fundraising for the school or sports programs, I had always been involved.

This defined a big piece of who I was, so as my son became more independent with driving himself

and getting ready to graduate from high school, he noticed a change in his mother. A big piece of who I was no longer defined me, which left a void. I'll never forget the day he told me, "you have to find something to do with yourself." Although I will always be his mother, I could no longer define myself as I had.

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I eventually picked up an old camera I had and started learning more about it. I talked my friend Rhonda

into taking some classes with me, wherein we both were on our way to a new beginning of something

very exciting. Me with my Canon and her with her Nikon! We both absorbed much of our spare time into

learning, practicing and diving into this creative side that neither of us knew we had. It has been an

amazing journey and I'm so thankful for all the people who have patiently posed, had to hear about

my exciting adventures or wait for me as my camera pulls me away to something that caught my eye.

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Photography has no limits and helps me to see so much more than I had before. Being able to

preserve memories for others gives me a greater purpose in life. Something about photography draws

me in and helps complete me! As Gerardo Suter perfectly states,

"I didn't choose photography, photography chose me."