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I picked up an old camera of my mother's when I was young and from that point on, photography became my muse, the medium for expressing the artist within.

 

My first works were as a purist, using only minimal cropping and editing to preserve those moments in their purist form but left me feeling like they lacked in heart and soul. Letting go of the purism was one of the most freeing moments of my life. Instead of trying to produce a pure moment as the camera recorded it, I now attempt to portray the reason I framed up the shot by integrating the thoughts, emotions and feelings I felt while taking the photo.

 

While art is always a changing form full of experimenting and growth, I have learned to produce art for myself first and let go of the expectations of others as to what I should be producing. In that letting go, my art has transformed into something I am now comfortable with expressing for the world to see.   



"No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit." - Ansel Adams