After 20+ years working as an architectural photographer, I decided to close the doors to my business in 2021 and move into a new phase in my life as a teaching artist and arts-based researcher. The many years photographing homes, commercial spaces, and landscape design taught me how people live and thrive within and around the built form. While following the light during a photography shoot from sunrise to dusk, my observations helped me find the essence of the lived experience.  I am forever grateful for all the opportunities and the wonderful friends I made along the way.