I tend to shoot photos intuitively, much like keeping a visual journal. When I have my camera in hand, I’m very actively engaged with my surroundings. As such, photography is my gateway for connecting to the world around me, and communicating what I feel. With that, I strive to illuminate the simple beauty that is all around us. I want to reveal an unnoticed gesture, focus on parts of the whole or draw the viewer into a world not before seen. I hope that people come away with new insights, another way to see the familiar. A friend once told me that when she looked at my photographs, it was like looking into another world, like a peephole into a secret garden. Another said that certain images invite her in, giving her a haven from hectic times.