Introduction

My Story: Getting Started

I was lucky enough to find my passion in life at an early age. I discovered photography around age 12, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Photography is not just a hobby or job to me. Photography has always been an integral part of who I am.

When I was young, my mother instilled in me a very important lesson she had learned. She explained that you never want to spend every day of your life working simply to earn money to afford to do what you love. Instead, do what you love in life every day. If you are passionate about something and lucky enough to find that passion, make it your life and job. If you are passionate enough and work hard enough, you can make a life out of that passion. My mother had not found ...

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