Defining me.

Lately I have been thinking about my style, both in life and as a photographer.

I have always been very interested in the alternative. I listen to black metal music, and it has obsessed me for many years.

I started to really get into photography after seeing Peter Beste's Norwegian Black Metal photo series. The images that he produced captured the genre in such a raw and intense fashion. The images were striking and powerful. I experienced such powerful emotions from simply viewing his art.

I would think to myself, "I want to do this. I want to tell a story."

After sorting through my images, I am questioning my direction with photography. I love to create images for people to view and love. Having a client tell me that they are in love with their photo's gives me the happiest high in the world. As a future therapist, happiness and satisfaction is what I aim for.

But there is a part of me that wants to get out. I want to document the lifestyle that I know and love.

But I live in Hawaii. It is bright. And filled with sunshine.

Black metal is not.

As a strong woman immersed in the male dominated community of metal heads, I am searching for a way to express myself and my passion. I wish for my photography to be an extension of myself.