Extraordinary in the Ordinary

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Australia | Monday, June 3, 2013 | 5 photos

I’m Lauren Ruby Benedet, a 22-years-young, wanderlusting human being. Recent graduate of Griffith University on the Gold Coast, Australia, with a Bachelor of Communications majoring in Photography and Public Relations. In my short humble life, I’ve been blessed with many adventures. I earn my money as a radio announcer for a local station, but my real passion is photography, in its ability to break down the walls of people and places, to capture those moments that may otherwise go unnoticed. I did an assignment that asked of me to photograph the ‘Extraordinary in the Ordinary’. The journey from my doorstep, to the doorstep of someone I didn’t know, has been one of my greatest. My photos may not be perfect, but the story they tell, these of an extraordinary woman, make them priceless to me. I am here to tell stories through my lens, to learn from others. I want the opportunity to hear the deafening silence of Greenland’s culture. While I will be assisting you, Jason, you undoubtedly will be giving me the greatest gift of all and that is experience, a chance to combine my passion with the hope of a career. I want to keep the art of photography, not Photoshop, alive.