About
Who Am I?
I have a split personality:
I love both writing and
photography.
There is never
enough time to do
all the projects I have in mind.
I love both writing and
photography.
There is never
enough time to do
all the projects I have in mind.
I also created a
digital life
science curriculum
for elementary school
students at my
EdTechLens website.
digital life
science curriculum
for elementary school
students at my
EdTechLens website.
I have a curated online
image library of
education photographs
at my PhotoShelter website.
Click here to view.
image library of
education photographs
at my PhotoShelter website.
Click here to view.
These are some of my eighteen books for young readers. See all of them here.
How It All Began
My Evolution
About Books
I wrote a lot when I was young. I wrote stories, poems, plays, letters, and journals. I took a nonfiction writing course in college when I was shut out of a creative writing course. I eventually realized nonfiction is what I am best at, and that it works really well with photography.
Creating books has allowed me to have many great experiences, to make to connections with people - especially kids - and then write about them.
Traveling to China for Elephants and Golden Thrones and Kindergarten Day, USA and China
Spending hours and hours in nature for Berry Smudges and Leaf Prints: Finding and Making Colors from Nature
Meeting the very special kids in Just Kids
Photographing to great music and exploring the stories of young musicians in Steel Drumming at the Apollo
What is it About Photography?
I "speak" with images, not just words. I use the camera to freeze moments in time of things I think are important. The things I think are important are people, nature, and color.
People
When I have the camera in my hands, I notice people’s emotions and how they act with each other. I read faces and body language. Children are my favorite people to photograph because they show their feelings so clearly.
Nature!
Nature’s beauty is everywhere, if you take the time to look. It may be in mundane places, even in weeds at just the right moment.
I am now also using my work to spread the word about rainforests and conservation. My visits to rainforests have been transformative. Rainforest destruction is real. You can’t turn your back on what’s happening to rainforests and other incredible natural resources of our planet once you know about them.
I am now also using my work to spread the word about rainforests and conservation. My visits to rainforests have been transformative. Rainforest destruction is real. You can’t turn your back on what’s happening to rainforests and other incredible natural resources of our planet once you know about them.
And Then There's
Color....
Late afternoon winter light
I am super-sensitive to color and to light. (They are basically the same because the colors we see are made of light waves.) Colors pop, blend, or streak. Light flows, subtle or stark. These are the things that make me want to get up every day.
Beet juices, olive oil, and peppercorns left in the bottom of a white bowl
I am super-sensitive to color and to light. (They are basically the same because the colors we see are made of light waves.) Colors pop, blend, or streak. Light flows, subtle or stark. These are the things that make me want to get up every day.
Beet juices, olive oil, and peppercorns left in the bottom of a white bowl
Color experience
Sunrise in Peruvian rainforest