Two years ago today, I graduated from Brooks Institute – what a journey it was! Not sure how I did it, but it was the best decision I ever made with my life! Proud to have gotten the outstanding photography education afforded to me and grateful for it to have helped make my dream of becoming a “real” […]
During my last semester at Brooks, I had the opportunity to intern with Santa Barbara Magazine which was such an incredible learning experience for me! I assisted both, a food and architectural interior spread, which was fun and I was able to work alongside food photographer, Leela Cyd Ross and editorial photographer, Lisa Romerein, both amazingly talented female photographers in their […]
My amazingly talented friend, fellow photographer, and beautiful kindred spirit, Saskia Koerner filmed and directed this short video of me! Saskia’s beauty and lifestyle work is simply gorgeous, elegant and breathtaking, but it’s her awe-inspiring fine art black & white images that speak volumes to my soul! She captured me in my essence…doing exactly what I enjoy most in this […]
This week, I also had the opportunity to photograph one of my favorite wine tasting rooms in Santa Barbara – AVA Santa Barbara, one of the special wineries that make up the Urban Wine Trail nestled in the Funk Zone. I just LOVE the amazing natural light that sweeps through this space, and the spectacular chalk mural by Los Angeles artist, Elkpen, which highlights […]
Let me introduce myself in more detail… Born and raised on the beautiful island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, I was inspired by my father’s photo obsession at a young age. He first handed me a Polaroid camera at age 10 – gave me a quick tutorial and requested that I take an outdoor portrait of him […]
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