Even though I was raised in a middle class family in which my father ran a construction business and my mother was a stay-at-home housewife, I was fortunate to inherit an artistic sense from my dad and a talent for the piano from my mom. My dad gave me painting lessons on Saturdays and my mom made sure I got music lessons starting at the age of five. Like so many others, I have always been interested in photography. And while my life's journey took me into many diverse and interesting endeavors, photography was always there as a means of expression and fulfillment. I was the...more
