Publications and Honors: Wonderful West Virginia Magazine (multiple issues), State of WV Government website portal, Only in West Virginia publication, The Maple Leaf publication, Tri-State Arts Association jury selection, Citizens Bank of WV 2017 calendar winner, First Place in 2020 Indian Rocks Ruritan Photography Contest, First Place in Silvan Photography Contest in 8/2021,and 2/2022, Wonderful WV WONDERgrams book, and Tamarack Foundation for the Arts select member. Embedding a passion for the world around us in natural light: Inspiring others to ensure our children have more than images to experience the nature, culture, and beauty of our planet. Hope is carried through conversations inspired by beauty and emotion: My children have taught me to slow down, breathe and see the beauty around me as I once did as a child myself walking through the mountains with my grandmother. I will always be learning through the lens, to listen, smell, touch, and feel again.