From the time I could hold a camera, I’ve been chasing light—whether it shimmered off pond water, danced on dragonfly wings, or spilled through trees at sunset.

 

My first camera used 35mm film and flashbulbs, and I remember the thrill of waiting for the prints to come back, hoping I’d captured that one perfect moment. Decades later, with digital cameras and editing software, that excitement hasn’t changed—I’m still searching for that perfect shot.

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Nature has always been my refuge. As a child growing up on a farm in Michigan, I spent endless hours outdoors exploring fields, ponds, and forests. Those early adventures shaped my love for the natural world and taught me how to see—really see—the quiet, vibrant life that surrounds us when we pause to look.

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Today, I bring those same eyes, and that same wonder, to my photography. I’m drawn to vivid colors and bold contrasts—the fiery gold of autumn leaves, the deep indigo of a mountain lake at dusk, the flash of scarlet on a cardinal’s wing. My editing is minimal and true to life. The colors you see in my work are the colors nature offered me in that moment.

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Each photograph is an invitation: to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the wild beauty that still exists in this world. My hope is that when you see my images, you feel a bit of what I felt when I took them—a sense of peace, freedom, and belonging.

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I believe that when we reconnect with nature, we rediscover parts of ourselves we may have forgotten—the playful, curious, hopeful parts that remind us who we really are. For me, photography isn’t just about capturing beauty; it’s about remembering it, within and without.

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Photography has become more than an art form for me—it’s a way of coming home to myself. Each time I venture out with my camera, I am reminded of the little girl who once found freedom in muddy ponds and open fields.

 

Through my lens, I honor her wonder and her courage, transforming both into images that speak of resilience, beauty, and belonging. My greatest hope is that my work helps others reconnect with their own sense of peace and possibility, and that it reminds us all that the world is still filled with magic when we choose to see it.