I’ve been taking photos ever since I was first introduced to my Grandpa Ed’s in-home dark room as a young girl. The moment I picked up his old Canon camera, I was inspired to document the subtle, beautiful moments of life before they became a fleeting memory.

I got my professional start working in Communications for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, documenting the range of emotion’s the children were experiencing through the lens of my camera to promote the hope that can exist in this world during the most trying of times. That is when I truly fell in love with documenting children, families, and events.

To me, nostalgia is everything. I have traveled the world and collected countless experiences, but it is the memories of my childhood—days spent with my family at home—that bring me the most warmth and comfort. Looking back at those moments, captured in old photographs, I’m reminded of the joy that shaped me.

That feeling is what inspires my work today: the drive to preserve the beauty in everyday life and help others hold on to their own moments of joy.