Self portrait @ 22
Hello! This website is a chance for me to share my photography and travels with friends, family, and interested parties alike. From wandering around my house, camp, and early travels with disposable cameras to my current habit of lugging heavy lenses wherever I go, photography has served as a (sometimes more reliable) memory bank. Capturing my experiences has been a compelling way for me to recall what I have been drawn to (especially looking back at my early years) and compare my perspective with others'. Since my first international experience, I have been privileged to travel around the world and throughout the U.S. for school, work, and pleasure. This has served to feed my desire to learn more about the people and places around the globe and in my own neighborhood. It has also laid the foundation for me to reflect on my own positionality as I become a more reflexive traveler.
I am originally from Maine but did my undergraduate work at Franklin & Marshall College (B.A. Sociology/Gender Studies) and my graduate work at the University of Minnesota (M.S. Kinesiology, Sport Sociology). I am interested in narrative construction and I am acutely aware of the power media has to shape perceptions of events, people and places. As an avid consumer of social media, books, and news, I consistently take a step back to consider the larger structures and narratives at work.
I am also a pluviophile, a die hard fan of all things Amy Poehler, a book and bookstore enthusiast, an obsessive reader of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's opinions, a feminist, an alumna of Chimney Corners Camp, a proud Norwegian, a lover of early morning light, Harry Potter, organizing things, Saturday Night Live, and forever a passionately curious traveler.
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If you would like to purchase prints of any of my photographs, please get in touch via the "Contact" tab and I'd be happy to discuss it!