To me art is vulnerability. Through my photography I allow people to see the world through my eyes. Creating depth and nuance.
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Photography! I love to dabble with bending light, creating shadows and highlights. Allowing the spotlights on a stage to take over a scene during a production and really become it's own character. Being able to work with a camera the way I do, is a blessing. Being able to capture a scene of emotions, it's something I never even imagined possible until I delved into the photography world! In addition to cosplay and theatre production photography, I immensely enjoy wildlife!!
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration comes from many different sources. Whether it be from the production I'm photographing, or the devoted cosplayer. I always aspire to accurately portray the passion and motive behind each movement. Especially during theatre production photography. Seeing the minute details of a set. Or simple manneurisms that the actor does to allude to subtle character development. For wildlife, the inspiration would be capturing animals in their environment, peaceful and grounded in nature!
What would you do with $25,000?I want to be able to continue creating art that I love. Capturing memories that will last a lifetime. And allowing the directors vision to flow through my lense and into the final product! Along with showing the beauty of the world even in the darkest crevices where light is seemingly untouched.
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