About

Wherever I am, I am intrigued by the world around me.

Born in Tokyo and raised in Okinawa, I remained in the United States after college. I was a career educator as a classroom teacher, school librarian, and university professor. In this latter role, my research centered on picturebooks with a focus on interpreting visual aspects. My career led to teaching, speaking, and research opportunities in a dozen or so countries a year and I always had a camera with me. I’ve been a lifetime traveler and photographer of whatever catches my eye. These days, my days are shaped by the pursuit of photography.

Throughout life, we have numerous opportunities to see the world differently, but sometimes, new perspectives emerge for reasons previously thought unimaginable. The pandemic has been just such a catalyst. It changed how I occupy the world on a day-to-day basis. Photography became a more dedicated passion. I built on my background of analyzing visual narratives to apply those understandings to photography; I honed techniques to interpret what I had captured and pursued the artistry of photography. It is this experience of having lived through these times that afforded me the time, space, and mindset to reflect on photography in new ways.