I BECAME A PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN I GOT MY FIRST CAMERA THAT USED A FILM ROLL AND WAS MADE BY NONE OTHER THAN BARBIE. I GOT IT FROM MY COUSIN WHO PUT SHINY LISA FRANK STICKERS ALL AROUND THE NEON PLASTIC FLOWER DETAILS IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIDE THE SHARPIE MARKS AND SCRATCHES. WHEN I GOT OLDER, FILM WAS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE SO MY PARENTS LET ME USE THEIR PRIZED SONY CYBER-SHOT CAMERA. THAT CAMERA BECAME AN EXTENSION OF ME, TRAVELING EVERYWHERE I WENT. I'VE SINCE UPGRADED TO A TRADITIONAL MIRRORLESS SONY CAMERA (FOREVER A SONY LOVER). PHOTOS REMEMBER THE LITTLE DETAILS THAT WE FORGET & REMINDS US OF THE FEELINGS WE HAD AT THAT EXACT MOMENT.

AS A KID, I WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF THINGS THAT I LOVED. NOW, I GET TO DO THE SAME THING.