My interest in movement and background in dance led me to explore various methods of expressing kinetic energy in still photographs. I strive to create imagery that conveys vitality, joy and transcendence. I danced with the Milwaukee Ballet, Southwest Ballet, and Ballet Michigan before moving to New York, where I graduated from New York University. My photographs have appeared in Dance Magazine, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and the Village Voice. After living in Manhattan for 14 years, I moved to a small town in the Lower Hudson Valley until re-locating to Fort Atkinson, WI to care for my mother and start a new life chapter. My recent Carnival Colorscapes were captured with a long exposure and moving camera at various county fairs in Southern Wisconsin. Their effects are created in camera, not with digital manipulation. This series evolved from my fireworks images, which were captured in a similar manner.