1. I' see life differently. I always have. I was born with a congenital eye anomaly. Photography brought stillness and clarity to my wavering sight. My professional career—as a photographer and editor with a major metropolitan newspaper and magazine—enabled me to expand and refine my art. For the past decade I have experimented with photographic painting: a technique using light, movement and symmetry to create contemporary photographic art. My influences include Henri Cartier-Bresson (a painter himself), Edward Weston and Duane Michals.

Young children participate in the Mutton Busting competition during the 76th Annual National Livestock Show took place at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Since its debut in 1948, the Arizona National has become a premier event for farmers and breeders to showcase the superior quality of their livestock. The show offers a platform for competition, breed promotion, education, and networking, as well as a marketplace for buying and selling animals.