My first experience with photography was a little over 20 years ago when my sister and I would get out our Girl Scout gear (patches, books and all), make quasi studio setups on the deck in the backyard and snap away with our tiny 110 Burger King camera. We had so much fun arranging props and giggling commands from behind the viewfinder, we never realized we were dancing on the edge of something I’d go into later in life. Luckily, my photographic whims and abilities have changed quite a bit since then, but I continue doing photography today for the same reason I did then: I enjoy it.

When I got serious about photography, I began shooting with my grandpa's old Fujica 35mm camera.  I loved it for many reasons:  sentimental value (he used this camera to take my picture on my first day of kindergarten), its heft, its shiny silver accents, and most importantly, the photos I was able to create with it.  A couple of years later, I bought a new 35mm camera with all the bells and whistles, some fancy filters and a zoom lens, but shortly thereafter, I stumbled upon toy cameras, promptly stowed my “real” cameras, and haven't looked back. However, I am currently obsessed with Polaroid and haven’t used my toys for a while. The appeal and simple beauty of instant film is too much for me to ignore!

I live in Northern Utah with my husband, three kayaks, and 31 cameras. I am an outdoor gear photographer by day, and by night, I am the Supervising Editor of Light Leaks, an independent quarterly print magazine dedicated to the art of low fidelity photography, now in its fourth year in publication.