I’m passionate about building community through storytelling. Connections emerge each time I sit down to listen and share someone’s story. Storytelling through photography and the written word fulfills my lifelong desire to create work that matters. I had the pleasure of meeting interdisciplinary artist and sculptor, Erin Monet Wheary during my artist residency at Chateau…
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The Trout Museum of Art offers an artist residency program. I learned to stop comparing my work to everyone else’s while participating in the artist residency program at the Trout Museum of Art. Finally, I focused on the work I was created to do. Visual storytelling is something I’ve been doing for nearly two decades,…
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The Champagne region of France offers beauty all around. I begin my morning by wandering around the Eglise Saint André Church in Orquevaux, which is located in the Champagne region of France. A genuine smile greets me at the front door as the French language quietly lingers in the air. I only hope to understand…
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Chateau Orquevaux is located in the heart of the French countryside. The majority of my stay will be at Chateau Orquevaux, which is located in the Champaign region of France. After nearly four hours of driving from Charles de Gaulle, I pull up to the chateau just in time to attend the champaign reception. This…
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Experience a unique perspective of Guanacaste, Costa Rica I capture my travels through the lens because I want to give you the opportunity to experience details which are often overlooked. Quietly hiking though Guanacaste, Costa Rica is my kind of vacation. The silence inspires and motivates me to learn more about the culture of Costa…
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We’re off to Supai, Arizona. Or should I say abandoned Arizona? I pull out the map from the glove box and open it with excitement. We’re traveling from Kingman heading east on the open road of Route 66. “Take a left, we’ll reach Supai in 64 miles,” I say. We drive for miles, thinking our…
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Riding the gondola toward the peak of Mount Pilatus resembles my life. Anticipation isn’t the only thing that rises as we near the summit of Mount Pilatus. The fog becomes dense, resulting in little to no visibility. I traveled Switzerland thirteen years ago. Hence, photographing fog for over a decade. But it wasn’t until recently…
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13 years ago, I surprised my newlywed husband with a hot air balloon ride in Galena, Illinois. A mini-honeymoon road trip led us to Galena, Illinois in 2008. We knew we’d stop in the small town, therefore, I booked a hot air balloon ride. This was a new adventure for both of us. The process…
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