If you are new to my website, welcome! I am a nature and abstract photographer living in Spokane, Washington. Photography is a passionate hobby of mine and I mostly keep this website as a place to share images with anyone who might be interested in seeing them.

Photography is definitely a form of therapy for me. It can calm my mind when I am feeling anxious or stressed. I don’t constrain myself to any genre. I just like to capture what moves me at any given time.

I am very drawn to lines, texture and symmetry and I am constantly observing my surroundings to find beauty in ordinary things.

Read below for more details about what I like to photography and why!

Nature

I grew up in Utah the daughter of a forestry professor. Our vacations were camping, camping and more camping much to the dismay of my mother. We spent time on Flathead Lake in Montana and Grand Teton National Park most summers. When I had children and moved to Washington we took them to Glacier Park every summer. Can you guess where my favorite places to shoot are? I love being outside (minus the bugs and potential slithery critters) and capturing the world around me in both large and small scale. Sometimes I want the grand landscape and sometimes I just want to capture a tiny detail. Either way, I edit my nature images to reflect the scene as I saw it. I actually hate editing so I spend as little time as possible in front of the computer!

Abstract

In the last few years I have fallen in love with abstract photography. What does that mean? For me it generally involves using a slow shutter speed and moving the camera while the shutter is open to create an image of color, light and movement that makes someone say “what is that?” There is virtually no end to the various ways of creating abstract images and for me they either give me a sense of calm and peace or they make me curious. Either way I love creating them!

Mandalas

I started creating mandalas from my images a few years ago and it has become an addiction. A mandala translates literally as “circle” in Sanskrit and is a spiritual and ritual symbol that visually represents the universe. The belief is that by entering a mandala and moving towards the center that you are going through the process of transforming the universe from one of suffering into one of joy and happiness. I love that way of thinking. When I am creating them I look for images that have a lot of color and contrast between dark and light to create the most interesting designs.