I used to live so much of my life in longing, and then I turned 50. Miraculously, my longing transformed into gratitude, and now, I listen more.

This new stillness I have found is wrapped in golden treasures of learning. I know that true learning happens when I allow my own vulnerabilities to surface – purely, simply, nakedly. I shed the outer pictures and let the awkward self move forward.

When I hold my camera, I become a new force. I dialogue with my light-god to move in and through me, to unknown places and tap into a luminosity that ignites my work. An energy magically moves me toward brightness. When I photograph, I illuminate a sparkle inside my subjects and make my way to the core of who I feel they are. Through their life force, I spotlight my own.

At the ocean – my heartbeat is magnified. In the city at dusk, my senses are heightened, and when rain pounds on my roof at home, I feel held in a showering of grace. I close my eyes, listen, and in just a few moments, I am in tune with the bigger elements. It is then that I know – I truly know – we are together on this journey.