Photography offers me the opportunity to fully immerse myself in the world around me. When I am making photographs, I slow down and observe moments that I would otherwise miss. Time stops, my mind frees while my eyes roam and my finger clicks, as if on impulse. Working primarily in black and white removes distractions and allows me to focus on the emotion and geometry of a scene. I enjoy finding, or creating, playful or ironic situations; I value classic moments. I make photographs because there are endless dramas to be remembered, large and small, that might otherwise go unnoticed or imaged.

I studied photography under Geoff Delanoy while working towards her undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Maryland. She was an adult, part-time student and photography allowed her a much-needed creative respite from the pressures of work and school. She has continued making images since her graduation in 2007. 

My first years of image making involved developing film and making my own gelatin silver prints using traditional darkroom techniques. I worked in the darkroom for ten years before purchasing my first digital camera in 2008. The challenge of learning to interpret a negative continues to inform my current use of digital imaging software, especially black and white work. 

My images have been published and included in juried exhibitions nationally and internationally. Comfy in Their Skin was awarded the Best Image of the Year 2011-12. Comfy in Their Skin was also featured in the Reader’s Gallery of B+W Photography in June 2014.