Happy New Year, 2023!
Seattle Music | Portrait Photographer on new beginnings and moving into the new year!
As we kick of a new year of capturing the magic of music, art, and new beginnings, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who I have worked with or even crossed paths with as we spin another time around the sun.
I remember a conversation I had on a plane once, heading to a shoot. The media team were flying together and getting to know each other. We were all conversing excitedly as we imaged what visual stories we may create upon landing. One member of the team, Rick Ross (not the rapper), said that he thinks of every new interaction with another person as a time when two bubbles collide for a minute. You still leave the interaction as your own bubble, but you have changed a little. Some of you has rubbed off on the other person and some of them has rubbed off on you. I love this visual. I’m inspired by the idea that we are constantly changing and evolving with every new interaction and moment. This is the idea I hold on to as we head into 2023.
The idea of evolving and growing is especially meaningful for me this year as my family and I plan a move back to my hometown of Seattle, WA. The pandemic has caused myself (as well as many of us I’m sure) to reflect and to consider what matters most in life. The fragility of life became apparent to many of us as we were involved in a collective pause to the everyday. For me, it made me think about what I would like to spend more of my time doing. I’d like to spend more time on creative shoots - pushing my music and portrait photography in new ways and pulling from styles of photography and visual arts’ past. I’d like to spend more time writing (I have a book coming out most likely later this year)! I love to add in some teaching with a focus on the arts and a big one that helped inspire the Seattle move, is to spend more time with family and friends. I want to spend more time by the water, or outside anywhere, relaxing and laughing with those close to me. I’d love to hear your story: What do you want to spend more of your time doing this next year?