I: Grew up in rural Maine on a lake; had graduating high school class of 47 people; went to RIT + majored in photography; studied art history + Italian in Florence; explored Etruscan tombs all over Tuscany; lived in a camper down by the river for 2 summers while photographing white water rafters in northern Maine; have a visceral fear of snakes; have acquired three Boston Terriers + love them unconditionally; stood at the Washington Monument for Obama's 1st Inauguration; road tripped all over the country during childhood; love studying maps; make a point to check a few items off my bucket list every year; have a mom that still mails me homemade cookies; enjoy growing vegetables & herbs; am a total 'foodie' and haven't met a fine wine I didn't like; humbly practice yoga; love riding bikes (road + mountain); collect art + photography books; am usually the quiet one in most groups; still have friends I met in kindergarten; am an aunt to three brilliant + talented girls; love Italian food but have a husband who is tragically allergic to tomatoes; am always up for a new adventure.
Some of the people who influence my life + work:
David Labrozzi, William Eggleston, Herbert List, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Annie Leibovitz, Sebastiao Salgado, Joyce Tenneson, Lynn Johnson, Joel Meyerowitz, Annie Griffiths-Belt, Martin Parr, Edward Burtynski, Duncan Slade, Gayle Fraas, Seth Godin, Irene Owsely, Rick McCleary, Paul Fetters, Chuck Close, Mark Rothko, Joesf Albers, William Wegman, Abelardo Morell, Bob Sacha.