National Geographic

It's still hard for me to believe that my image and National Geographic are next to each other in this screenshot photo. Last December, I went to my first portfolio review in New Orleans, LA. I was nervous about showing my personal series to top names in the gallery, museum and art world. What would they say? How would they react to my process? It's always a bit daunting to show your personal work to the world but as I am learning, it's the most rewarding thing you can do. Sure, people might not like it and that is why it's "art." It's subjective. I decided to participate in the reviews since my work was selected to be shown at the Ogden Museum of Art in New Orleans in conjunction with PhotoNOLA. I felt that would be a nice opening line when presenting my series to reviewers. I am a shy person so this is not the most comfortable setting for me. I'm sure it's not for most...especially for the first time. The first review was exciting since ...