While these photos are not part of my portfolio or anything I would put in a zine, I wanted to share them along with my experience in case any of you are going through anything similar. I wanted to simply say, keep going.
Category: life
Update
I haven’t written a post in a while. Honestly, my life has been very crazy and the longer I stay away from this the harder I find it to come back. I suffer from major imposter syndrome and constantly figure no one wants to hear from me anyway. That may be true but I don’t… Continue reading Update
One Camera One Month: 6 Months In
2025 started out rough for me. I have been in the middle of a full blown flare-up with my Crohn's disease, so everything in my life has been turned upside down. One thing I didn't want to have to worry about was losing my love for taking photos in the midst of all the craziness.… Continue reading One Camera One Month: 6 Months In
Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 6 months in with a Creative Slump
I’m now 6 month into this horrible flare-up, and everything has just really wreaked havoc on my self esteem and my hope for my future. I find myself wondering how many times will I have to fight a flareup in my lifetime? How long will my lifetime even be with this kind of struggle? Worst… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 6 months in with a Creative Slump
Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 4 months in
January is coming to a close and I am about 4 months into the healing part of this flare-up. I’ve finished the 3 initial infusions of the new medication I’ll be taking for my Crohn’s Disease and now I’ll move onto what they call On Body Injections that I’ll administer myself. Last SKYRIZI infusion Relaxing… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 4 months in
Loss and Reflection – January 2025
The New Year, for most, is a time for renewal and second chances - wiping slates clean and starting over. People start with resolutions and a positive outlook that they’ve essentially been given permission to do what they could really do at any point in the year, write a new chapter in their life. 2024… Continue reading Loss and Reflection – January 2025
The Night Our Baby Came – On Film
I wrote this article in real time in 2022 to document my experience of becoming a first time mom through film and writing, but so many things happened that I never ended up actually sharing them. Now that I have time, I am able to finally share my experience from the night our baby came.… Continue reading The Night Our Baby Came – On Film
The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
I wrote this entry back in October 2022 right before our daughter Alaina was born. Then life took over, so my intentions to share my experience of becoming a new parent never came out the way I'd hoped it would. In this article and the next you will see why. Now that time has passed… Continue reading The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
Crohn’s Disease Flare-up: One Month In
As November comes to a close, I am surpassing one month in to this recovery from yet another Crohn's Disease Flare-up. Photography, as it has in the past, has been my savior. If you need to catch up on how I got here check out this article first and then this one, but make sure… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-up: One Month In
Still Life on Kodak T-Max
Still life photography may just be my favorite form of photography. I started practicing this form of art in 2019 when I was experiencing a severe flare-up from Crohn's disease and I couldn't get outdoors to take photos. During the proceeding years I lost several family members in succession and was experiencing a lot of… Continue reading Still Life on Kodak T-Max