Reclaiming Beauty

 My photographic style revolves around capturing beauty, with romantic undertones and imagination. Five years ago, my family and I moved to the UK. Life in the English countryside has reignited my passion for creative photography. This body of work is a return to my photographic roots. My daughter and the abundant English flora are the main subjects.  You will discover themes from the novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, where the English countryside serves as a catalyst for healing and transformation - a catalyst for hope and coming back to life after loss. I take much of my inspiration from two Victorian artists: John William Waterhouse (painter) and Margret Julia Cameron (photographer). In the way that these artists’ work points us to feminine endurance in the midst of suffering, my photography explores the security my daughter and I have developed through learning to trust one another in the aftermath of trauma. 

At 21 months, my daughter’s biological mother passed away. The impact of that event has left indelible reverberations on her as a person.  I entered her life without that biological bond, I’ve had to earn a secure attachment with her. Our time together has evolved and strengthened. I’ve had a front-row seat to watching her discover her own strength, resilience and beauty in the process. She is not a victim or merely a survivor; I see a resilient, strong girl who is becoming a young woman. Together we are reviving life where there was once death.