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Lourdes Unfiltered

The Unfiltered Beauty of Lourdes: A Journey to Self-Acceptance In a world constantly bombarded with messages about how women should look, act, and feel, it’s rare and refreshing to encounter a story of genuine self-acceptance and empowerment. That’s exactly what we found in Lourdes, a remarkable woman who participated in my latest portrait series for...

WWII Re-enacting

With re-enacting, the main thing that drew me into that was my interest in War World II, number one, but…I started reading memoirs, combat memoirs and biographies of a lot of the front line soldiers who went over to fight for their country at that time.

Power of Portraits

The Power of Portraits & how they boost confidence The problem Everyone suffers from a bit of negative self talk. See, the thing about self perception is that we don’t ever truly see ourselves. It is only through a reflection (via a mirror, photo, etc.) that we are able to see a representation of what...

Help Your Child Build Confidence

Help Your Child Build Confidence Bullying and self-esteem issues is an epidemic upon our youth. I am here to help your child build confidence. To guide and help uncover what is there through the power of portraiture. Let me create a work of art that allows your child to see themselves in a new light. ...