In my lifetime I have been daughter, sister, wife, mother, empty nester, grandmother, great grandmother, widow and partner. Except for family memories, never in those years was I a photographer. Some have said that I am stubborn, I prefer determined. I have always seen stories in the world around me, laughed when I am nervous, and I listen carefully. I have been honored and encouraged by winning selections in the IPA awards, Urban Photography Awards, the Worldwide Gala Awards, The BIPA awards, the Pollux and Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, State of the World Curatorial Selection.