There is rarely a second when I am not taking in my surrounding, eyeing people, nature, lighting, and movement. I am constantly taking pictures, mainly candids, of others who are in perfect lighting, a state of calmness or happiness that I want to capture, or are living in a moment that I know I will want to remember. I frequently take videos of family and friends that I put together and can look back on; it helps me to keep my memories close and to recreate the emotions I had at that time. I also love to photograph nature and my surroundings – sometimes the sun is hitting the ocean perfectly or an old abandoned building has a certain look to it that makes it look beautifully artistic. With these pictures I edit, print, post and give to those who are in the pictures, or I just keep them for myself. I get a both a sense of self-pride from my ability to capture these moments in an artistic way, as well as a sense of warmth that comes with being able to capture moments that can resurface feelings for certain times, people, or places.
