Camera Ready

The best advice I ever received was "always bring your camera". And I do. No matter where I go, even if it's just a meeting or out for ice cream with friends, my camera is always with me. To tell you the truth, I feel naked without it and no longer feel the weight of it in my bag. It is accessible, ready, and simply an extension of my arm.


While in Australia, I was fortunate to meet some wonderful people who opened up their homes to me, met entire families who treated me as a sister and daughter, and was invited to share in their daily lives as a long time friend. On one of the road trips I took to the countryside, I was lucky enough to visit with a family who lived on a farm, and was so kind to let me document some of the farm life.   Street photography took on a new meaning...

I will always cherish this experience, and I will be able to revisit it from time to time because on that day, I was "camera ready".