My parents read me stories to sleep when I was a child. Hearing these stories took me away from the everyday and led me to a different place, ones of fantasy and escape. Bringing my thoughts to life, I create photographs that include a constellation cloak for a sorcerer I sewed by hand,or a deserted western world that I traversed.

Costuming is an important aspect of the photograph. I plan what the subject wears from head to toe, making sure every article of clothing matches the stories I envisioned. The landscape is another aspect, scouting out locations before each shoot to make sure I know exactly where I want my subject to be within them. The methods of lighting each scene vary depending on the landscape. Sometimes relying on artificial light to set the scene, other times the sun is the lighting source. The scene of my photograph requires all this, living up to these stories of other realms with magic. Everything going into the photograph is something I take pride in. It is an obsessive process for myself that drives my waking and dreaming worlds. Digital photography is an accessible medium for my work. It allows me to capture what I envision and shows me how it will look to those not standing behind the camera.