The most important thing that I've learned from great photographers is to capture the essence of your subjects in a natural and sensitive way, to capture the true nature of people, places and things that surround us. I believe that my photographs do just that. I've always been a photography enthusiast and have a background in graphic design. I saved up and bought my first SRL camera when I was 15. It was a manual, Canon AT-1. I was the girl who stayed for hours after school, working passionately in the darkroom to get that perfect print. I...more