Dreamland

Artist Statement: “Dreamland”My creativity is fueled by the world around me. My home, Kodiak inspires much of my photography through its mystery and natural beauty. For a long time, I was unable to channel the inspiration surrounding me. It wasn’t until I took beginning photography my junior year, that I was able to bring to life the ideas I had swimming around in my head. For this photo, I wanted a photo to go with a story I was writing about a forest trapped in unbreakable night, so I went out one night to a nearby forest and light painted the trees from an extreme wide angle. As I was taking the photo I realized that not only had my photography become an avenue for my creativity to express itself, but it had began to enhance my other creative endeavors.