Growing up as a young girl in New Jersey, I learned to draw at a young age, my mother inspired me, I loved watching her draw. Drawing was my passion until my father took an interest in photography, and his love for photography inspired me. I loved the idea that you could freeze a moment in time. I bought my first 35mm film camera at the age of 14, I took pictures of everything. One morning I was sitting in my vehicle on the side of the road, next to the Indian River and I looked over and saw the most beautiful Florida sunrise, I pulled out my digital camera and captured...more