35mm  •  abstract  •  acadia national park  •  action  •  air  •  altered  •  animal  •  art  •  atlantic ocean  •  autumn  •  baby  •  bald hills road  •  bark  •  baxter state park  •  bay  •  beach  •  belleplain state forest  •  birch grove park  •  bird  •  blue  •  blur  •  boat  •  branches  •  bridge  •  bubbles  •  bushkill falls  •  butterfly  •  bw  •  ca  •  cactus  •  campground  •  camping  •  cape cod  •  cape may  •  cape may point  •  cape may point state park  •  carianne slotterback  •  chipmunk  •  clam  •  cliff  •  close up  •  clouds  •  color  •  county park  •  crab  •  cyanotype  •  delaware bay  •  delaware water gap  •  dof  •  driftwood  •  driving  •  dune  •  dune fence  •  east coast  •  enderts beach road  •  estell manor  •  exposed  •  faerie ring  •  false klamath cove  •  feather  •  fence  •  fern  •  film  •  fire  •  fire spirit  •  first beach  •  fisheye  •  flight  •  flow  •  flower  •  flowers  •  fog  •  forest  •  frost  •  garden  •  giant sequoia  •  grass  •  green  •  green mountain national forest  •  ground  •  gull  •  hdr  •  heart  •  hipstamatic  •  hoh rain forest  •  horseshoe crab  •  house  •  howland hill road  •  human  •  humpback whale  •  ice  •  impressionist  •  insect  •  iphone  •  jedediah smith campground  •  jetty  •  kancamagus highway  •  kancamagus hwy  •  lady bird johnson grove  •  lake  •  landscape  •  lassen volcanic national park  •  leaf  •  leaves  •  lemmings run  •  lichen  •  light  •  lighthouse  •  lilly pad  •  longwood gardens  •  lost river campground  •  lost river falls  •  lost river valley campground  •  lower falls  •  lye brook falls  •  ma  •  macro  •  mammal  •  mariposa grove  •  marsh  •  me  •  meadow  •  metal  •  mid atlantic  •  middle  •  mill creek campground  •  molly state park  •  monarch  •  moon  •  moss  •  motion  •  mountain  •  mountains  •  mt washington  •  national forest  •  national park  •  national recreation area  •  national seashore  •  nature  •  new england  •  nh  •  nj  •  ocean  •  olympic national park  •  or  •  orange  •  pa  •  pacific ocean  •  painting  •  panorama  •  pattern  •  pb  •  peace  •  people  •  photography  •  piling  •  pink  •  plant  •  plants  •  pond  •  pov  •  private park  •  purple  •  rain  •  rain forest  •  rainbow  •  rainforest  •  raptor  •  raymondskill falls  •  red  •  redwood  •  redwood national park  •  reed's beach  •  reflection  •  rialto beach  •  river  •  road  •  rock  •  rocks  •  roots  •  rust  •  sand  •  sculpture  •  sea stack  •  seaweed  •  seed  •  selective color  •  shadow  •  shell  •  shore bird  •  silhouette  •  sky  •  snow  •  software  •  song bird  •  sport  •  spring  •  squirrel  •  stairs  •  state forest  •  state park  •  stokes state forest  •  strathmere  •  stream  •  strmr west  •  strthmr west  •  sulphur works  •  sun  •  sunrise  •  sunset  •  surf  •  symmetry  •  texture  •  tilt shift  •  tracks  •  trail  •  trash  •  tree  •  trees  •  turkey point  •  underwater  •  up  •  vine  •  volcano  •  vt  •  wa  •  wake  •  water  •  water lilly  •  water lily  •  waterfall  •  waterfowl  •  wave  •  weathered  •  welk  •  west coast  •  whale  •  white  •  white mountain national forest  •  wide  •  wind  •  winter  •  wma  •  wood  •  word  •  yellow  •  yosemite falls  •  yosemite national park  •  2006  •  2007  •  2008  •  2009  •  2010  •  2011  •  2012

There is nothing but chaos in my mind; work, family, friends, obligations, appointments, meetings, house, car, bills, money.... too many things pulling me in too many directions. But then I pick up my camera, and everything goes blissfully quite, there is nothing but the beauty around me. It is only when I have my camera in my hands that I can truly and completely enjoy and appreciate the beauty of nature around me.

1996 began my appreciation and love of photography when I registered for a basic B&W class my second year of college. I never used a SLR before and knew nothing about it. I had never liked taking pictures, and I don't know why I ever signed up for the class, but I fell in love quickly. I went on to take advanced B&W, color, and PhotoShop classes. While in college I got a job as the Lab Manager for Ritz Camera. I went on to work for Michaels Crafts as a Custom Framer. Currently I work for NJ Audubon.

I have always enjoyed being outside. As I grew up, I spent my summers on the beach or knee deep in bay mud in Strathmere, and camping with the Girl Scouts or hiking club the rest of the year. As I got older I was able to explore more on my own. Photography is another way for me to enjoy nature, whether in my backyard or thousands of miles from home.