Hard Driving Rock and Roll

Hard Driving Rock and Roll- Governor's Island- New York

USA | Friday, June 28, 2013 | 5 photos

I remember as a child flipping through “National Geographic” magazines in my small Texas town, dreaming of the trips I could take and of the amazing places I could see. During high school I got my first digital camera for my seventeenth birthday. I did not realize how important this camera would become until my father’s death the following year. I discovered the importance of what a photograph can mean and the memories it can preserve. If a photograph is really worth a thousand words, imagine what kind of stories I could tell. So this leads me on, to explore angles, space, reflections, portraits, emotions, and light. I strive to make forms make sense visually and to trust that the metaphor, the story, and the beauty will follow.

I recently graduated and am at a crossroads in my life. The question “what are you going to do after you graduate” has been asked more times than I can count. My response, “I want to work for National Geographic and become a travel photographer.” This is what I have wanted since I was the little girl flipping through those National Geographic’s. Being a part of this experience and learning from Jason Edwards would be a dream come true.