French Countryside Offers Lessons In Slowing Down

By laura / May 7, 2025 / Comments Off on French Countryside Offers Lessons In Slowing Down

An Unlocked Gate in the French Countryside: A Lesson in Slowing Down Traveling has taught me a lot over the years.  I’ve learned about the world, photography, and most importantly, myself.  There’s a clarity that comes from being alone with your thoughts, with only your camera and a stretch of road ahead.  But even then,…

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Google Maps Guidance Through French Countryside

By laura / April 30, 2025 / Comments Off on Google Maps Guidance Through French Countryside

Folding Travel Map or Google Maps? There’s something wildly romantic about the idea of driving through the French countryside.  The quiet villages dot the landscape like something out of a storybook.  While my trip through rural France certainly had its breathtaking moments, it also came with unexpected lessons, some charming, some a bit inconvenient, and…

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Artist Residency Programs

By laura / February 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Artist Residency Programs

Rediscovering the Past: A Journey Through an Artist Residency For many artists, an artist residency provides more than just a quiet space to create-it offers a rare opportunity to step back, reflect, and evolve.  This was exactly the case for me as I embarked on a transformative residency experience at the Trout Museum of Art…

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Interdisciplinary artist Erin Monet Wheary

By laura / August 9, 2023 / Comments Off on Interdisciplinary artist Erin Monet Wheary

Every photograph is a doorway into the soul of an artist, a glimpse into their creative process, their struggles, and their triumphs. My mission as a photographer goes far beyond capturing beautiful images.  I am dedicated to telling the stories behind them.  Through my lens and contemplative interviews, I bring the world of art to…

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Mexico Artist Pablo Sanchez

By laura / January 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Mexico Artist Pablo Sanchez

Every photograph is a doorway into the soul of an artist, a glimpse into their creative process, their struggles, and their triumphs. My mission as a photographer goes far beyond capturing beautiful images.  I am dedicated to telling the stories behind them.  Through my lens and contemplative interviews, I bring the world of art to…

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Trout Museum of Art Exhibition

By laura / January 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Trout Museum of Art Exhibition

Trout Museum of Art 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, but I didn’t…

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French Chef Marie of Orquevaux

By laura / August 10, 2022 / Comments Off on French Chef Marie of Orquevaux

Every photograph is a doorway into the soul of an artist, a glimpse into their creative process, their struggles, and their triumphs. My mission as a photographer goes far beyond capturing beautiful images.  I am dedicated to telling the stories behind them.  Through my lens and contemplative interviews, I bring the world of art to…

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Alfred Düsseldorf MFA graduate Taylor Keister

By laura / July 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Alfred Düsseldorf MFA graduate Taylor Keister

Every photograph is a doorway into the soul of an artist, a glimpse into their creative process, their struggles, and their triumphs. My mission as a photographer goes far beyond capturing beautiful images.  I am dedicated to telling the stories behind them.  Through my lens and contemplative interviews, I bring the world of art to…

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Ziggy Attias Artist Residency Founder

By laura / April 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Ziggy Attias Artist Residency Founder

Every photograph is a doorway into the soul of an artist, a glimpse into their creative process, their struggles, and their triumphs. My mission as a photographer goes far beyond capturing beautiful images.  I am dedicated to telling the stories behind them.  Through my lens and contemplative interviews, I bring the world of art to…

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Champagne Region of France Inspires Me

By laura / March 23, 2022 / Comments Off on Champagne Region of France Inspires Me

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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