After a traumatic delivery, I found that creating art helps harness emotions, stories, and life. It creates a sense of peace and fulfillment
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My favorite art to create are the images that cause people to look past what they see in front of them, the materialistic view, and instead dive deeper into their emotions. Our society unfortunately has us get so fixated on the materialistic items, that sometimes it is harder to acknowledge the beautiful things in life. My art is an attempt to cause someone to pause and truly evaluate the magic of living and the blessing of getting to experience a life in this current lifetime.
Where do you find inspiration?My biggest inspiration is my son, every day he is growing and adapting. He is the reason why I began photography because life happens very quickly, most people do not understand how fast it happens. My art is an attempt to freeze an image in time that will last beyond my passing, this is for my son and all others to see and get an idea of how beautiful life can be and how beautiful it is through my eyes. It shys away from the depressing aspect of the world and fixates on the beauty of our world.
What would you do with $25,000?I would take the $25,000 and put into a savings account for my son. The biggest thing that I wish my parents did for me was put money aside in a savings account so that when I chose to pursue my education, I could see that I had financial stability and be able to either focus on my studies or invest in something. This is what I want for my son, I want to ensure that no matter the situation, there will always be something there to support him, god forbid it is needed for a medical emergency.
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