I am not sure when photography found a permanent place in my life—whether it happened when I received my first camera in 2009, or maybe with some genetic wiring for how I love the small, almost-missed details around me: light, shadow, the hidden corners of a wide landscape, close-up views of life...there is a deeper love for life through photography that I have felt for as long as I can remember. I love the photo adventures with my students, family and friends that record and keep alive forever the best memories and gifts of life.