I was 5 and we were on vacation at the beach.  My dad was taking family snapshots, and I begged him to let me take a picture.  He placed his box camera in my small hands, put the strap around my neck, and flipped open the viewfinder cover.  I looked down into a miniature world created by glass and light.  “Go ahead”, he said, “take a picture.” And with the press of my tiny finger, time stopped – a moment frozen on film.

It was magic!

If I have a specific goal as a photographer it is to find and share the surprising and magical in everyday moments and places.