I've been capturing images that tickle my brain ever since my parents handed me my first camera in 4th grade- a well-loved old Brownie Starflex. My "thing" is lighting-- the more natural, the better. Back-lighting and worm's-eye-views have become near-obsessions. As an art major at Goshen College years ago, the best advice I got there from a favorite professor was to "Play with it!!"... sage advice which I still follow today.
One great joy through photography is its beautiful way of letting me etch moments in my memory. That unique ray of light, or fabulous color which would otherwise get forgotten becomes to me like an old friend. Closeups from odd angles and noticing things that much of the world passes by make me happy as a clam!
It's hard to catch me without a camera, and I imagine I'll always be discovering new techniques. I look forward to the next new color of light in a new moment in another incredible corner of the world--even if it's my hometown. I never tire of getting other folks to look up & see what the lens is pointing at, or look down and notice the tiny snowdrop flowers they'd missed. The frequent chuckle I hear behind my back while photographing something is worth every minute of dragging cameras around "just for fun". --Anna Lisa Yoder, WinsomeWorks
