WHO?
I am an NYC-based photographer with a focus on street photography, though I work on other types of projects as well. Throughout my journey as a history major in college, a law student and lawyer, and stay at home mom, I often dabbled in photography. But it wasn’t until I took an introduction to photography class at the International Center for Photography in NYC about 13 years ago that I became completely hooked. Photography became my passion, my way of expressing myself, and overall a very large part of who I am.
WHAT?
When I am shooting street photography, I seek to find that often elusive combination of light, shadow, architecture and the human element to make an image interesting and evocative, while also being beautiful. I want to convey the ways in which I see the world, which others might not immediately see.
WHERE?
My camera comes with me everywhere, as I never know when I might find something interesting to capture. I mostly photograph in NYC, my home, and one of the most interesting cities for street photography. But photography has taken me all over the world, and being able to explore other countries with my camera in hand has opened me up to extraordinary possibilities as a photographer.
WHEN?
Whenever I can! Though I cannot shoot daily, I do try to do something photography related every day, whether it is editing, reading articles, watching podcasts, etc. I believe in lifelong learning and I have absorbed so much from both my photography teachers and other photographers.
WHY?
Photography is my path to self expression. But more than that, I strive to capture the world, particularly cities, in a new light. When we walk through major cities, it’s so easy to feel overwhelmed by their staggering vastness. But in reality, these cities are made up of individuals, all of them breathing, growing, living, and dying, one beside the other.
With my camera, I strive to pay attention to the individuals that breathe, grow, and live in cities. I want to cast their jetsam in beauty, their silhouettes in reverence, their anonymity in recognition, their hustle in stillness. Bringing awareness to these small and elegant moments is, for me, both an act of respect and self expression.
