When I was young, my mother often told me to find something I loved to do, to become the best I could at it, and then to find someone who'd pay me to do it. Ever since I first put a camera in my hand at 15, I've been hooked. The delight and learning that has come from wandering the streets of New York City as a teenager with a Pentax K1000, the diners and bars of Middletown (CT) as a college student studying anthropology and oral history, and the towns and cities of Connecticut as a Hartford Courant newspaper photographer have filled me with a deep gratitude and appreciation for life in all its myriad shapes and sizes. The people I've photographed have been my teachers, the stories they've told my books, as I've listened and recorded history as it's lived on a daily basis.

Thanks,
Shana