05/28/2026
What started as a way to become more involved in the community after moving to Houston eventually became a 16-year journey using environmental portraits to help support one of the most important causes in my life.
My connection to the American Heart Association began in 2000, just a few years after my mom’s emergency triple-bypass surgery. After a 20-year battle with heart disease, she passed away in 2016. That personal connection gave deeper meaning to every campaign, every portrait, and every story along the way.
Over the years, both while living in Houston and now in Memphis, I photographed campaigns under the American Heart Association’s yearly Go Red For Women initiative — including Heart Throbs in Houston and Women of Impact in Memphis. The images were designed to do more than simply create portraits — they helped draw attention, spark curiosity, elevate community leaders, support fundraising efforts, and encourage people to learn more about women’s heart health.
Collectively, the campaigns have helped raise more than $7 million in support of education, research, advocacy, and women’s heart health initiatives.
On June 9, I’ll be speaking at the Jackson Photo Club about that journey:
PHOTOGRAPHY, PURPOSE AND THE POWER OF CONNECTION:
Leading Community Impact with Environmental Portraits
📅 Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 The Old Country Store, 56 Casey Jones Ln A., Jackson, TN
The public is invited to attend.
Grateful for the invitation from Jackson Photo Club and President Darrin Devault.
Looking forward to sharing the creative process and human side behind my work.
