Fine Art nominee

Throughout my college career I was a partier. Two nights take shots, next day recover from a hangover, and during the week study. My alcohol abuse progressed and I almost dropped out of college as my mental and physical health deteriorated. My life arrived to the point in which I decided to change my path of self destructive behavior. I started going to Alcoholics Anonymous and a month after going there is when this photograph was born into existence. I was that drunk girl falling off a bar stool, another bottle of alcohol taunting me again and again. Today, I am in a better place. Everyone still has their struggles and I have photography to pull me through. I want to be a voice for others. To bring to light social issues in my fine art photography. There's nothing more rewarding than putting your work out there to make a profound difference in someone's life. Even if there is only one person. This is what I strive for. To be a beacon of hope for those who have no voice or don't know how to use it. Thank you.

HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS

Featured Artist, RAW Natural Born Artists, International September 2016
- Hand-picked by RAW directors to spotlight my local artistic talent
- Photography showcased in Atlanta Presents Verge
- Sales of Photographs

Featured Photographer, SCAD Connector, Atlanta, GA September 2016
- Street photograph on the beauty of tattoos selected

Contributor, The Tower, Oglethorpe University 2015, Spring 2016
- Photography: Deflate, Introspection
- Non-Fiction: Life Lesson Number 3: Mirrors
- Poetry: A Melody, A Trace of You, Patchwork, Raw Emotion, The Chase, Smack