As a young girl, I gravitated toward a retired camera that had found its way into our home. I walked around capturing without a care. Green clovers. Rusted pasture gates. And of course, my beloved animals. I would get lost in their worlds when I looked at them through the lens, and still do to this day.
 

I stopped taking photos when we moved from the farm. The heartbreak of watching my best friends sold one by one at auction, or left behind, closed a door I never expected would open again. But a camera tapped me on the shoulder once more when I enlisted in the Air Force National Guard as a military photographer.
 

After my service, I purchased my own camera to keep the art alive in me. It's now a regular part of my artistic expression and connection with animals.

 

I've also turned my lens toward awareness work—documenting horse auctions, retired battery cage hens, and any other animal I feel called to experience and share through my camera.​