Oftentimes, the only actual thing we have left of a person, place or event is a photograph. These photographs tell our stories of who we are, where we've been, what we've done, and those we've loved.
My earliest picture-taking influence was my grandfather. You never saw him without a camera around his neck. I beleive that he understood that the only way to preserve “life” as it moved along at breakneck speed was to capture it in a photograph. And he did just that…beautifully. I think that I unknowingly absorbed his way of thinking, and when my own children came along, I did not wanting to miss a moment of their childhood. So I picked up a camera when they were quite young, and began to create photographic memories of them that would now span more than 25 years.
It was because of my kids that I really began focusing on photographing the performing arts. All of the theater and music that they were (and still are) involved in, the only way I could stop those amazing moments in their lives was with a picture. Nowadays, it is my passion to stop those moments for others; those who perform, and those of us who are blessed by those performances.
Creative shots, filters, bold colors and lines - these are a few of my favorite things! Life is not boring, so why should your pictures be?
Every person, every performance…has a story. Let’s capture it together!