I’ve been taking selfies since before cellphones were common. Photography was my favorite subject in school. I’m a 77 Gen X woman. One of my friends refers to my as The Documentarian. I was and am the person that always has a camera. The one always observing, recording. 
Sometimes, people would be annoyed that I was always in their face with my camera; but now they are grateful that I captured so many moments, now long gone. 
It’s a lot different now. Everyone has a camera in their pocket. Everyone sees themselves as a photographer…and I think its beautiful that photography has become accesible to everyone. 
These photos are my story. It is my way to feel connected. It is how I see the world – in its beauty and its tragedy.
I wish I would have taken myself more seriously as a photographer in my younger years. I never thought it could be something that could be the context of my life…even though I have always been a photographer. I say that because having a camera in my hand is more natural to me than not having one.
It took a lifetime for me to have the courage to put this out there like this. So, at 48 years old – I share a piece of my soul with you.