Honored and grateful to share that I was featured in VoyageSTL’s Daily Inspiration Magazine.

Photography has been more than a hobby or even a career path for me — it’s been the way I process the world, the way I tell stories, and the way I connect with people. Picking up a camera gave me a language I didn’t know I needed, and every project since then has been another step in shaping not just my portfolio, but who I am as an artist.

Being 17 in a professional industry has its challenges. There are moments when people don’t take you seriously, or they see your age before they see your work. But I’ve learned that the images speak louder than anything else. Every late night of editing, every shoot where I gave everything I had, every risk of putting my vision out there — it’s all been part of building something real.

This feature isn’t about me arriving somewhere; it’s a reminder of how far I’ve come and how much further there is to go. I’m endlessly grateful to everyone who has supported me, trusted me, or even just believed in the idea that art this personal and this young could have value.

This is only the beginning. Thank you, VoyageSTL, for giving me a space to share my journey, and thank you to everyone who continues to be part of it.

Here’s to creating, to pushing boundaries, and to never letting the world tell you what’s too early, too young, or too ambitious.