About Me

I am a self-taught fine art photographer who lives in Ithaca, NY.  My images are designed to inspire the viewer to share my sense of awe and wonder of both the great outdoors and every day, ordinary life. 

   I earned my B.A. degree in English Writing Arts from SUNY Oswego in 1993.   In 2003, I went on to pursue a M.A. degree in Counseling and Somatic Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.   

Growing up on Lake Ontario in Oswego, New York, I always felt a connection to water and the natural world. Since then, I've also been fortunate to live in a few places that are profoundly beautiful: The San Franciso Bay Area, Boulder, Colorado and the lush Washington, DC/Maryland area. In 2017, I returned to upstate NY with my husband to raise our daughter closer to family. We chose Ithaca because the sacredness of the land and all the waterfalls spoke deeply to us. We initially settled in Fall Creek, just a few blocks from Cascadilla Falls. Taken by the region’s majesty, I began capturing it on daily walks. I started selling my work in 2022 as a way to share something meaningful with the local community.

 I first fell in love with photography back in high school when I learned to develop black and white film in the dark room and had one of my photos featured in the school's literary magazine.  I was completely hooked, but it would take me over twenty-five years of working in the business world before I could pursue photography full time.   

  For the last few years, I have been refamiliarizing myself with DSLR cameras and continue to develop my post processing skills using Light Room Adobe.  I shoot with a Cannon EOS full frame DSLR camera.  I make all fine art prints myself in my home studio using a professional grade Canon inkjet printer and a variety of Moab fine art archival papers so my images will not discolor or fade with age.   

Today, I sell my work at juried Art Shows and Exhibitions in the Finger Lakes region.  I am also a member at Handwork Artisan Cooperative, where a diverse collection of my matted and framed prints are showcased in the second room.   In addition, I sell a curated selection of my work at Sundrees in Trumansburg.  

My camera is just an extension of how I see the world and is shared through my images.  I find that there is a simplicity in life that can only be seen and felt when we are in the seat of the observer.  I love capturing the dance between shadow and light, whether it's being witness to a raging waterfall or a moonlit street on a rainy night.  This dance is a compelling mystery that produces endless beauty and awe.