About the Art:

I have always loved photography and the way it allows me to explore the world around me. Photography has been a part of my life since I was a young child, and I would take pictures on family trips and with friends. I moved toward my current style of photography when I was a Senior in High School, starting to take landscape and wildlife photographs while backpacking in the National Parks out west. I realized that documenting the beauty of those parks allowed me to slow down and find peace and beauty in my 

surroundings, even when I was exhausted. The memories of the places and the ability to look back on the beauty I captured in the photographs gave me a deep sense of peace and led me to my current mindset and artistic drive: finding places that bring me peace and,there, discovering amazing things to photograph. Much of my work focuses on landscapes, wildlife, and flora. The works I have displayed here show the beauty and the peace that I found in the Scottish Highlands. The larger landscape image shows the amazing view of the Glenfinnan Viaduct from the River Finnan. This is a popular photography location because of its connection to the Harry Potter movies, but I enjoyed finding a new angle to approach an area that is heavily photographed. One of the most popular animals of the Scottish Highlands is the Highland Cow, or as I like to call them, the Fluffy Coos. These cows have a very large range in the Scottish Highlands, and in some places, like the Isle of Skye, you will find Highland Cows roaming free along many roadways. These three Fluffy Coos were grazing and resting in the backyard of the house my family and I stayed in on the Isle of Skye. It was a great, peaceful morning watching the coos move around, graze, and rest so close to our back door. The flora of the Scottish Highlands was beautiful, offering many amazing colors and shapes to photograph. This beautiful perennial cornflower was part of an amazing garden at Dunvegan Castle, the home of Clan MacLeod. These images bring me peace, and I hope their beauty helps bring you some peace as well.