My youth was richly infused with fine art. My parents were both painters and among my siblings you'll find a professional animator for the Cartoon Network as well as painters and writers. My very early painting efforts garnered a Fine Art scholarship from Fullerton College in Southern California and I was lucky to have some amazingly talented and well published art instructors and mentors guiding my early artistic years.
Eventually, I made a move to Arizona and completely fell in love with the desert landscapes. I became an avid hiker and backpacker and set out to explore as many trails as I could. My watercolor blog started to include my hiking and camping exploits and my readership started to increase. I carried a point and shoot camera with me to photograph the hiking but quickly realized I wasn't such a great photographer. In search of guidance I turned to Arizona Highways Magazine as a resource for my hiking locations as well as the photography. I started to pay attention ...
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"She promises herself adventure, new places, different views, a chance to get lost. She infuses her day with newness and wonder. She brings a camera everywhere, notices the little things, gets a cup of coffee at a different cafe, takes the long way home. She discovers so much unexpected joy. She begins to love the journey."
Excerpt from the book "I Am Her"
I am an explorer, an avid hiker and backpacker. I'm a freelance photographer and writer for the Arizona Republic Newspaper which is the 5th largest newspaper in the U.S.
I'm a contributing writer for The Luminous Landscape and OnLandscape Magazine. My photography has been published in Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Arizona Highways Magazine, Popular Photography Magazine and OnLandscape Magazine. I'm also a published watercolor artist.
I live to be on the open road discovering a new landscape. I'm often accompanied by my dog, Halo. I love to be thrust into new adventures, new landscapes, unfamiliar roads and quaint coffee shops. I am truly a romantic wanderer fueled by constant curiosity.
My photography is the documentation of a fascination with the natural world. I love to be surrounded by beauty and unique landscapes. I see meaning and purpose in every journey and I see light and composition in every scene. Every trip I take, adventure I set out on, there has aways been a lesson. It's how I've come to view my photography now, as a series of lessons.
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