All photos in this section were taken by me, whether for pleasure or on assignment for The Lion's Roar. All editing, if any, was done using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 or an earlier version.

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For me, photography is a passion; I have been enthralled by the art for as long as I can remember. In every childhood memory I have, my mom is holding a camera. I always joke that my early years are like a flip-book with the number of pictures my mom took of me. As soon as I was old enough, I was borrowing her camera from her to take a quick picture of something that caught my eye. My one quick picture would turn to three or four, until she was twitching for me to give her camera back to her. I got my first DSLR camera for Christmas during my freshman year and have loved experimenting with exposure and shutter speed ever since. 

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In order to initiate change, you must first have something that you know you want to change. No one has ever fought for something they didn't care about. The pictures I have chosen to be a part of my portfolio capture someone doing something they are passionate about, or something or someone that I would fight for.  

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