The photographer who wants to help women embrace visibility - one portrait at a time.

"For years as a photographer, I found myself in rooms where women's voices were fewer, yet never less powerful: on set, where light and presence met; in meetings, where vision was debated into being; and behind the scenes of productions, where the smallest decisions determined how a story would unfold. I knew being there was not simply luck, though luck played its part. It was also the result of persistence, vision and hard work. That combination became my foundation,"

"I began to notice how many women in my field were wrestling with similar questions of self-worth, not because they lacked talent, but because they had been taught to wait for permission that was never needed. As a former competitive ice hockey player, I learned what it meant to fight for space and recognition. On the ice, I showed up with resilience and heart, even in moments of doubt."

A photographer often found women's voices fewer but powerful in professional settings such as sets, meetings, and production rooms. Presence in those spaces resulted from persistence, vision, and hard work, which built confidence and purpose. Many women struggle with self-worth not from lack of talent but from being taught to wait for permission. Competitive ice hockey taught fighting for space, resilience, and trust in vision, becoming an anchor in a male-dominated industry. Street portrait sessions asked strangers three intimate questions, producing tender, brave, and authentic responses that revealed overlooked strength: the power to show up vulnerably and be oneself.

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