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Rachel Emma

Gallery: NPN PhotographersPosted July 21, 20072,224 views15 comments

Hi Everyone,

I thought it was about time I put my picture on here and let you all know a bit about me. Well, I am 20 years old from Cambridge in the UK. I was diagnosed with a very rare form of stomach cancer when I was 15 which i am still fighting against today 5 1/2 years on. I specialise in flower and macro photography, photography has become my passion and I hope to become a professional soon. Photography has been a great release for me from my very hard everyday life and I love doing it. It also gets me outside with mother nature and her creations and into the fresh air whereas before I was sitting around watching TV.

I really enjoy this site and have met some lovely people in the flora gallery and am very grateful for everyones comments. Two of my pictures have been voted the weeks EP for flora and photo art and I had my first image published in June. Lets hope there will be many more. I am very impressed with everyones photography on here it's a great site!!

See you all out on the site,

Best Wishes

RachelEmma

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Juza on July 21, 2007 at 8:03 PM

Hi Rachel,
nice to meet you

You are young and very talented - I really like the colors and the creative DOF in your photos!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sogn on July 22, 2007 at 12:37 AM

Welcome, Rachel. I'm usually not on the flora or macro site, but I'll keep an eye out for your photographs. I'm 60 with health problems, and photography and being out in nature has done the same for me. I wish you the best with your career and fight with cancer.

Registered on January 17, 2007, 68 Posts, 210 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 22, 2007 at 2:13 PM

Hello Rachel, although I rarely have done any macro/close-up work, I'm intrigued with some of the very fine images posted here at NPN. Good luck with all of your endeavors in life and enjoy the photo opportunities as often as possible.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Mitchell on July 22, 2007 at 6:48 PM

Hello Rachel. it's nice to put a face to a name. I'm glad you posted your story, as I am a survivor of liver cancer and the surgery from that. (January 2007) Your images are great, and I applaud your attitude and desire to become a professional photographer. Mother nature gives a glimpse of her beauty to all who will take the time to look. You do, and I hope all goes well for you in life. See you in Flora!

Jeff Mitchell

Registered on April 7, 2005, 171 Posts, 1106 Comments

Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on July 22, 2007 at 8:23 PM

Hello Rachel,
I am very glad you had a chance to post your bio. You're a very beautiful and strong young woman and I hope for the best for you now and in the future. I enjoy seeing your photos in Flora very much and your comments as well. People like you with your honesty and willingness to help others obtain a greater skill in photography is encouraging to the rest of us beginners and I know that you will be successful with your photography in the future!
Take care,
Mary C. Smith

Registered on May 21, 2007, 398 Posts, 2605 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on July 23, 2007 at 8:30 AM

Rachel, thanks for joining us - your work and perseverance is an inspiration!

Here's to success in all of your endeavours, and a long and happy life!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on July 23, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Nice to meet you Rachel! Congrats on your EP's and getting published! I pray that you will soon overcome your illness, and have a long and happy photography career!

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 23, 2007 at 9:30 AM

Rachel, Pleased to meet you. I have always enjoyed seeing your pictures. Wish you the best of health and many more beautiful flora and macro pictures as well.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy on August 20, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Hi Rachel,
Best wishes with your health problems, and be sure to stop by the UK/European forum now and then!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 331 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 26, 2007 at 7:46 PM

Hi Rachel and welcome to NPN. Good luck with your continued fight, and we wish you the best.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Kargus on August 26, 2007 at 8:16 PM

Pleased to meet you, Rachel! I can see from your beautiful images that I'm not spending enough time in forums besides ES&S and M&N. Best wishes for your health and photography.

Brad

Registered on January 19, 2007, 47 Posts, 1051 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Lloyd on November 16, 2007 at 11:58 AM

Hi Rachel,

Pleased to meet you also. Glad to see a fellow youngster is trying to make ago of this for a living too. I photograph British Natural History and so it is encouraging to see someone else my age (19) giving it ago.

Best wishes for your photography and your health.
Kind Regards
Chris Lloyd
www.c-m-l.com

Registered on August 12, 2006, 6 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Lloyd on November 16, 2007 at 12:06 PM

Forgot to ask, how are you finding it?

Chris.

Registered on August 12, 2006, 6 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Inglis on March 1, 2008 at 6:03 AM

Hi Rachel,

Nice to meet you!

All the best,

Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 19, 2008 at 4:43 PM

Rachel,

Great to meet you. All the best in your fight and in your dreams to turn pro! Here's to a complete success on both counts!

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments