I was an art major studying graphic design and photography. I had a creative background. The emotive sentiment. I was made to do this...
But here's what I want you to know.
In 2008 my entire perspective shifted and changed when my sister was killed in a car accident. She was only 28. I seriously realized the brevity of life is a real thing and that life is too short not to chase your dreams. So on May 10, 2010, I quit my Marketing job and went full-time into photography. The monarch butterfly in my logo is for my sister. You can read about her and why I use the monarch butterfly in my branding on the TRIBUTE page of my website. There were so very few photos of my sister Jess after she died...
I am committed to building a tribe of women, fellow sisters that need empowered, celebrated and to exist in photos.
I have met so many women who don't celebrate themselves in photos - instead, they are always doing the documenting of everyone else they love. THIS time is about YOU - for YOU to celebrate you in a way that you want.
Life is a gift. Exist in photos. Whether to find the freedom of your wings or for you to simply see their beauty.
― Naya Rivera
Photo by Paulo Juarez Portrait & Fine Art Photography 2021